American Revolution Flashcards
What happened with the sugar act
Lowered taxes on molasses British officers seized smuggling goods with out court order
What happened with the proclamation of 1763
Colonist where not allowed to move past Appalachian mountains
What happened with the stamp
Act
Required all printed materials to have stamps -colonial legislature by passed - ignored tradition of self rule
What happens with the Townshend act
Taxed goods (glass,tea,paper,&lead) boycotted - wore homemade goods
What happed with the Boston massacre
Troops fired on colonists /killed 5 people-crisp us attucks -dock wonker more boycotts,repeal town-sends act (except tea)
What happened with the Boston tea party
Throw tea overboard -Boston harbor sons of liberty dressed like Indians
What happened with intolerable acts
Used to punish Boston after tea party Banned town meetings Closed harbor till the tea was paid for *forced Bostonians to house brit* troops (Aka;QUARTERING ACT)
First continental congress
*Group of delegates established a political grip to fight for American interest &challenge Brit rule
Drafted statement of grievances called parliament act -boycott all Brit goods&passed resolution to form a military
What is taxation without representation
Dec/constitution -all states have representatives in congress (which set taxes)
Is it true of false if king Gorge the 3 has all the power ?
True
Is it true or false that the colonist can talk freely about the king
False
Was the first amendment freedom of speech
True of false if the colonist had to house the Brit troops
True
The third amendment
Is it true or false that that they could search ur house without a warrant
True
Fourth amendment have to have a warrant to search somebody’s house
They put you on trail true or false
False
Seventh amendment trail by jury
Boycott
To refuse to have dealings with, usually express disapproval of certain conditions
Taxation
The act of taxing
Revolution
A fundamental change in political organization the over throw of a government
Independence
The quality or state of being independent
What did Abigail Adams have to do with the American revolution
She supported independence asked j.adams to remember the women during the continental congress
What did mercy Otis warren do in the American revolution
Woman
Convinced people to become patriots by writing plays about independence
Thomas Jefferson
Delegated to Continental congress
Author of the Declaration of Independence
King George |||
During the American Revolution
Aggressive policy against colonial resistance
Ben Franklin
.convinced France to support the colonists
.negotiated the treaty of Paris 1783
George Washington
.commander of the continental army
Patrick Henry
“Give me liberty or give me death”
In the Virginia house of burgess
John Addams
Lawyer (defended soldiers from the Boston massacre)
Negotiated often
Negotiated the treaty of Paris
Cousins with Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams
Founder of the sons of liberty
Opposed British taxes
Thomas Paine
Wrote a pamphlet called common sense
Pamphlet calling for independence
Cornwallis
Commander of the British army
Crisps Attucks
The first to be killed at the Boston massacre
Lexington and concord
Was the start of the American revolution
Declaration of Independence
Wrote on July 4,1776 by Thomas Jefferson with the 27 grievances
Articles of confederation
New government
Battle of Saratoga
France decided to support the colonies
TURNING POINT OF THE ANERICAN REVOLUTION
Valley forge March
Spent winter 1777 training difficulties (weather ,starvation,disease,shelter)
Yorktown
End of the war
CORN WAILS SURRENDERS
Treaty of Paris 1783
England recognizes colonial independence
Official end of the American Revolutionary War
