Ch 3 Revolutionary America

Question 1

Abolition

Answer 1

Movement to end slavery

Question 2

Siege

Answer 2

A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender.

Question 3

Articles of Confederation

Answer 3

Frist constitution of the US. It was ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government little to no power over the states or their citizens

Question 4

National Debt

Answer 4

The amount of money a national government owes to other governments or its people

Question 5

John Hancock

Answer 5

American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress

Question 6

Deborah Sampson

Answer 6

Patriot who disguised herself as a man and served in the Continental Army.

Question 7

James Armistead

Answer 7

African American slave who became an American spy and helped defeat the British.

Question 8

Hessian Mercenaries

Answer 8

Professional soldiers from Germany that were hired to fight for Britain

Question 9

Abigail Adams

Answer 9

John Adam’s wife, she appealed to her husband to protect the rights of women

Question 10

Declaration of Independence

Answer 10

Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state.

Question 11

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 11

Author of the Declaration of Independence. Became the 3rd president of the United States

Question 12

Paul Revere

Answer 12

Boston silversmith who rode into the countryside with William Dawes to spread news of British troop movement

Question 13

Loyalists

Answer 13

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

Question 14

French and Indian War

Answer 14

Between France and England to remove the French threat to the American colonies

Question 15

Magna Carta

Answer 15

English document from 1215 that limited the power of the king and provided basic rights for citizens

Question 16

Enlightenment

Answer 16

a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly

Question 17

Sons of Liberty

Answer 17

organization of colonists formed by Samuel Adams in opposition to the Stamp Act and other British laws and taxes

Question 18

Taxation

Answer 18

The process of a government levying a charge on people or things (e.g. property taxes).

Question 19

Boston Massacre

Answer 19

Clash between British soldiers and a Boston mob, March 5, 1770, in which five colonists were killed.

Question 20

Boston Tea Party

Answer 20

the dumping of 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the Tea Act

Question 21

Treaty of Paris

Answer 21

treaty of 1763 that ended the Seven Years’ War and resulted in British dominance of the Americas

Question 22

Common Sense

Answer 22

1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine that persuaded many Americans to support the Revolutionary cause

Question 23

John Locke

Answer 23

English philosopher who argued that people have natural rights

Question 24

Trail of Tears

Answer 24

The forced movement of Cherokees in 1838 to land west of the Mississippi River

Question 25

Indian Removal Act

Answer 25

1830 law calling for the forced movement of Native Americans to west of the Mississippi River

Question 26

Benjamin Franklin

Answer 26

American writer, publisher, scientist, inventor, and diplomat

Question 27

Charles Cornwallis

Answer 27

commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence. Surrendered at Yorktown

Question 28

George Washington

Answer 28

Commander of the Continental Army. Became 1st president of the United States

Question 29

John Adams

Answer 29

Federalist. Became second president of the United States.

Question 30

King George III

Answer 30

Tyrannical (to the colonies) King of England from 1760 to 1820. Created laws and taxes that led to the American Revolution

Question 31

Stamp Act

Answer 31

1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.

Question 32

Townshend Duties

Answer 32

Popularly referred to as the Townshend Duties, the Revenue Act of 1767 taxed glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea entering the colonies. Benefited only England and hurt the colonies.

Question 33

Boycott

Answer 33

withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.

Question 34

Quartering Troops

Answer 34

Being forced to house and feed troops

Question 35

Intolerable Acts

Answer 35

in response to Boston Tea Party, 4 acts were passed in 1774, Port of Boston closed, reduced the power of assemblies in colonies, permitted royal officers to be tried elsewhere, provided for quartering of troops in barns and empty houses

Question 36

Petition

Answer 36

a formal request for government action

Question 37

Thomas Paine

Answer 37

American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist’s fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)

Question 38

Grievances

Answer 38

a complaint or resentment, as against an unjust or unfair act

Question 39

Unalienable Rights

Answer 39

basic rights of the people that may not be taken away

Question 40

Natural Rights

Answer 40

the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property