Chapter 3 Lesson 3 Flashcards
Shot heard ‘round the world
The American Revolution is often referred to as the “shot heard ‘round the world” because it inspired many other revolutions to occur, such as the French Revolution.
Who were the 3 riders who warned the colonists of the British advance?
Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Prescott
What was the Massachusetts militia called?
Minutemen (people who “kept their muskets at hand and were prepared to fight at a minutes’ notice”)
Where did the first Continental Congress meeting happen?
Philadelphia (Carpenter’s Hall)
What was the British East India Company?
The only tea company to sell tea in the colonies (a monopoly)
What is a monopoly?
The sole owner of an industry
What is a militia
“an army of [untrained] citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency.”
Why did the colonists not want to buy tea from the British even though the tax was very small?
It supported a mercantilist system.
How did the colonists respond to the new Tea Tax?
They boycotted buying tea
What happened in the Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty, who were disguised as Mohawks, snuck onto three boats filled with tea that were docked at the Boston harbor, and dumped 1 million dollars worth of tea into the ocean
Why did the Boston Tea Party happen (why were the colonists angry)?
The colonists were angry about the tax and the monopoly, which supported a mercantilist system. It also upset them because drinking tea made them feel British.
Who was the monarch in England during the American Revolution?
King George III
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Four extremely harsh laws passed by Parliament as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. These acts consisted of shutting down the Boston Harbor, limiting town meetings to only once per year (when they used to be as often as the colonists wished), allowing major criminals to be tried in Britain or Canada (where there can be biased or sympathetic judges), and a new Quartering Act (where colonists had to house and feed the soldiers).
What was the Continental Congress?
A meeting where delegates from all 13 colonies (all present in the first meeting except Georgia) came together to discuss pressing issues. Ex. the first Continental Congress meeting was to discuss the situation in Massachusetts.
What did the Continental Congress agree on after the first meeting?
They agreed on “…backing Massachusetts in its struggle. They agreed to boycott all British goods and to stop exporting goods to Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed.” They also told each colony to set up its own militia
Why did the Battle of Lexington and Concord happen?
A British general named Thomas Gage heard that the minutemen were storing a large supply of weapons in Concord, and they planned to invade it.
What happened in the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The British sent 700 troops to Concord with the intention of a surprise attack, but the Sons of Liberty heard about their plans. The colonists formed a way of informing each other that “The redcoats are coming!” Once the British were at Lexington (a town near Concord), they were faced with an army of minutemen, who they greatly outnumbered. They were able to reach Concord and found no supply of weapons, but on their way back, they found 300 minutemen waiting for them. The colonials won that battle using their knowledge of the terrain.
What did the Battle of Lexington and Concord mark?
The beginning of the Revolutionary War
What two towns did the American Revolution start in?
Lexington and Concord
