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Ch 4 History Flashcards

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why did they promise land to the natives

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they feared war with the natives

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who was the land gained in the French and Indian War promised to

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natives

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what French tradition did the British put an end to

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gift giving with natives

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what other name did Neolin go by

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the Delaware Prophet

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what did Pontiac want to do

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“exterminate from our lands this nation which only to destroy us”

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how many settlers did Pontiac kill

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2,000

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what forts ended Pontiac’s rebellion

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Fort Detroit and Fort Pitt

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what did the Proclamation of 1763 do

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  • barred any settlement west of the Appalachians

- any further traders had to acquire royal permission to trap on these lands

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what made the Sugar Act of 1774 different

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royal inspectors began to search homes, ships, and warehouses for smuggled goods

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what did the Stamp Act tax

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all printed matter

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what group condemned this act

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Virginia House of Burgesses

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who were the sons of liberty

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committees of artisans, lawyers, merchants, and politicians who formed to protest the Stamp Act

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what other group worked against the Stamp Act

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British merchants

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why did Charles Townshend think the colonist disagreed with taxes

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believed colonists opposed taxes because the British were not taxed

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what is a writ of assistance

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a search warrant-any home, ship, or warehouse could be searched if there was any suspicion

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how many died at the Boston Massacre

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3 died instantly, 2 died later

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who was crispus attucks

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a freed slave who was killed in the Boston Massacre; became a hero after he wrote poems of his fight for liberty

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how did the British try and calm the colonists down

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partially repeated Townsend acts

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why did the british leave a tax on tea in place

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to show that the government still could

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what did the committees of correspondence do

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kept track of rights violated by the British

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why was the tea act of 1773 created

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to save the british east india company

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why did the sons of liberty take action in the boston tea party

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to support the colonists/pledge boycott

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what were the four laws in the coercive acts

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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

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what did the colonists call the coercive acts

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intolerable acts

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what did the quebec act do

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extended quebec’s border to ohio river
negated colonial claims to the land
religious freedom for catholics

25
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what happened at lexington and concord

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general gage tried to seize rebel military supplies, but patriot watchmen saw them

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who was chosen as the general of the continental army

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george washington

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why did the battle of boston scare the colonists

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they had little ammunition

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what was the olive branch petition

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colonists asked the king to end conflict and said that they were loyal to the crown

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for what two reasons did the colonists want their independence

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british government violated rights

some colonists had already died at the hands of the monarch

30
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where was thomas paine from

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britain

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what pamphlet did thomas paine write

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common sense

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what did common sense call for

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the end of british rule

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how did paine feel about government

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focused on independence and called for an end to british rule

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who introduced the independence resolution

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richard henry lee

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what five men were selected to write the Declaration of Independence

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john adams, roger sherman, robert livingston, ben franklin, thomas jefferson

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who was the chair of this committee

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thomas jefferson

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on what day did congress declare independence

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july 2

38
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on what day was the Declaration of Independence ratified

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july 4

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why was the Declaration of Independence written

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to win support for independence; it detailed the misdeeds of the british government

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why was signing the Declaration of Independence dangerous

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signing the Declaration of Independence made the colonists traitors

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why did the loyalists stay loyal to the crown

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to go against the king was to resist God Himself

42
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washington never had more than how many men

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26,000

43
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how long did most men sign up to fight

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one year

44
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what advantages did americans have

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  • fought on their homeland

- fought to protect their homes

45
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where did the british go after boston

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New York

46
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when did washington cross the delaware

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christmas

47
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how many hessians were killed and captured

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120 killed, 918 captured

48
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how did washington make cornwallis think his men were still in camp after this attack

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washington and his men slipped away during the night leaving their fires to keep the british back

49
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who created the british master plan

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general burgoyne (“gentlemen johnny”)

50
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where did general burgoyne surrender

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the battle of saratoga

51
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what happens after saratoga

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  • 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
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who lead fighting in the west

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george rogers clark

53
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who inspired benjamin martin

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francis marion

54
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who forced cornwallis out of the south

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nathaniel greene

55
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who send word he would keep cornwallis from leaving by sea

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admiral francois de grasse

56
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what treaty ended the revolutionary war

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treaty of paris

57
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what did the americans get in this treaty

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independence, land from the atlantic to mississippi and from Great Lakes to florida

*had to pay debts for britain

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why did they only deal with britain

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to ensure land wasn’t given back to spain or france

59
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what did neolin want natives to do

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return to their ancient practices

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