Ch 4 History Flashcards
why did they promise land to the natives
they feared war with the natives
who was the land gained in the French and Indian War promised to
natives
what French tradition did the British put an end to
gift giving with natives
what other name did Neolin go by
the Delaware Prophet
what did Pontiac want to do
“exterminate from our lands this nation which only to destroy us”
how many settlers did Pontiac kill
2,000
what forts ended Pontiac’s rebellion
Fort Detroit and Fort Pitt
what did the Proclamation of 1763 do
- barred any settlement west of the Appalachians
- any further traders had to acquire royal permission to trap on these lands
what made the Sugar Act of 1774 different
royal inspectors began to search homes, ships, and warehouses for smuggled goods
what did the Stamp Act tax
all printed matter
what group condemned this act
Virginia House of Burgesses
who were the sons of liberty
committees of artisans, lawyers, merchants, and politicians who formed to protest the Stamp Act
what other group worked against the Stamp Act
British merchants
why did Charles Townshend think the colonist disagreed with taxes
believed colonists opposed taxes because the British were not taxed
what is a writ of assistance
a search warrant-any home, ship, or warehouse could be searched if there was any suspicion
how many died at the Boston Massacre
3 died instantly, 2 died later
who was crispus attucks
a freed slave who was killed in the Boston Massacre; became a hero after he wrote poems of his fight for liberty
how did the British try and calm the colonists down
partially repeated Townsend acts
why did the british leave a tax on tea in place
to show that the government still could
what did the committees of correspondence do
kept track of rights violated by the British
why was the tea act of 1773 created
to save the british east india company
why did the sons of liberty take action in the boston tea party
to support the colonists/pledge boycott
what were the four laws in the coercive acts
closed port of boston
repealed mass charter of 1691
allowed royal officials to be tried not in mass
allowed locals to provide food/shelter to british soldiers
what did the colonists call the coercive acts
intolerable acts
what did the quebec act do
extended quebec’s border to ohio river
negated colonial claims to the land
religious freedom for catholics
what happened at lexington and concord
general gage tried to seize rebel military supplies, but patriot watchmen saw them
who was chosen as the general of the continental army
george washington
why did the battle of boston scare the colonists
they had little ammunition
what was the olive branch petition
colonists asked the king to end conflict and said that they were loyal to the crown
for what two reasons did the colonists want their independence
british government violated rights
some colonists had already died at the hands of the monarch
where was thomas paine from
britain
what pamphlet did thomas paine write
common sense
what did common sense call for
the end of british rule
how did paine feel about government
focused on independence and called for an end to british rule
who introduced the independence resolution
richard henry lee
what five men were selected to write the Declaration of Independence
john adams, roger sherman, robert livingston, ben franklin, thomas jefferson
who was the chair of this committee
thomas jefferson
on what day did congress declare independence
july 2
on what day was the Declaration of Independence ratified
july 4
why was the Declaration of Independence written
to win support for independence; it detailed the misdeeds of the british government
why was signing the Declaration of Independence dangerous
signing the Declaration of Independence made the colonists traitors
why did the loyalists stay loyal to the crown
to go against the king was to resist God Himself
washington never had more than how many men
26,000
how long did most men sign up to fight
one year
what advantages did americans have
- fought on their homeland
- fought to protect their homes
where did the british go after boston
New York
when did washington cross the delaware
christmas
how many hessians were killed and captured
120 killed, 918 captured
how did washington make cornwallis think his men were still in camp after this attack
washington and his men slipped away during the night leaving their fires to keep the british back
who created the british master plan
general burgoyne (“gentlemen johnny”)
where did general burgoyne surrender
the battle of saratoga
what happens after saratoga
- supplies were brought to america
- more staff volunteered for washington
- france signed a formal alliance with america
- france declared war on britain
- spain and netherlands also sided with france and america
who lead fighting in the west
george rogers clark
who inspired benjamin martin
francis marion
who forced cornwallis out of the south
nathaniel greene
who send word he would keep cornwallis from leaving by sea
admiral francois de grasse
what treaty ended the revolutionary war
treaty of paris
what did the americans get in this treaty
independence, land from the atlantic to mississippi and from Great Lakes to florida
*had to pay debts for britain
why did they only deal with britain
to ensure land wasn’t given back to spain or france
what did neolin want natives to do
return to their ancient practices
