American revolution: Unit 1 Flashcards
What did the colonists object to?
Quartering of soldiers, taxation without representation in Parliament, and lack of self-government
Who refused to buy English goods?
Sons of Liberty
Why did the Boston Tea Party occur?
The patriots, disguised as Indians, threw tons of tea into Boston Harbor because the colonists did not like the tax policies of the British
Who said, “Give me liberty, or give me death.”
Patrick Henry
Where and when did the First Continental Congress meet?
Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1774
What happened at the First Continental Congress?
Delegates sent their complaints to the king, but British colonial policy did not change
What is an agreement prohibiting trade called?
embargo
When did the First Continental Congress end?
Late October 1744
What happened in the Spring of 1775?
British soldiers were sent to Lexington, Massachusetts to seize guns and ammunition of the colonists and arrest colonial leaders Samual Adams and John Hancock
Where and when did the Second Continental Congress meet?
May 1775 in Philadephia
What did the Second Continental Congrees accomplish?
Powers of Central government, General Georgia Washington was chosen to lead the army
When did the Americans win their fight for independence?
after 6 years of fighting, the British surrendered to George Washington in Yorktown, Virginia
T or F: The only objection the colonists had toward British rule concerning trade regulations?
False: they also opposed soldiers, taxes, and lack of self-government
T or F: When the 1st Continental Congress met, the members wanted to declare war against England
False: Talk about trade
T or F: Patrick Henry did not want to see the war begin?
False: He was tired of the conditions after the Boston Tea party
