American Revolution and Australian Federation Flashcards
who were the original 13 American colonies?
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
When and what the 7 years war?
The Seven Years’ War was a conflict between France and Great Britain that began in 1756-63 as a dispute over North American land claims in the region around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
When and what was the stamp act?
On March 22, 1765, British Parliament finally passed the Stamp Act or Duties in American Colonies Act. It required colonists to pay taxes on every page of printed paper they used. The tax also included fees for playing cards, dice, and newspapers.
When and what was the Sugar act?
This placed a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies. 1764
When and what was the Boston Massacre?
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles.
When and what was the Boston Tea Party?
It was an act of protest in which a group of 60 American colonists threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to agitate against a tax on tea. It took place on December 16, 1773 by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts.
When and what were the Coercive acts?
The Coercive Acts of 1774, known as the Intolerable Acts in the American colonies, were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
When and what were the battles of Concord and Lexington.
The Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775, the famous ‘shot heard ‘round the world’, marked the start of the American War of Independence (1775-83). Politically disastrous for the British, it persuaded many Americans to take up arms and support the cause of independence.
What was the Declaration of independance?
The Declaration of Independence, headed The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, is the founding document of the United States. It was adopted on July 4, 1776 by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House
What was the War of Independance?
The American Revolution—also called the U.S. War of Independence—was the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America,
What were the Constitutional conventions?
A chief aim of the Constitution as drafted by the Convention was to create a government with enough power to act on a national level, but without so much power that fundamental rights would be at risk.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
This treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.
Who were the redcoats?
The Redcoats was the name given to the British soldiers in the American Revolutionary War
Who were the Loyalists in the american revolution?
They were mostly upper class and lived in cities and wanted to keep their wealth and land. Many had valuable ties with the British or jobs in the royal government. Loyalists believed in peaceful reconciliation but were met with insults and mistrust because they did not believe in the Patriot cause.
Who were the patriots in the american revolution?
The Patriots were those colonials who were growing weary of British rules and policies, especially when they had no say in how these laws would be made or implemented.
