Chapter 4 Flashcards
One of the founders of the sons of liberty
Samuel Adams
Law passed by Parliament to make colonist buy a stamp to place on many items such as wills and newspapers
Stamp Act
Laws passed by Parliament in 1767 that set taxes on imports to the colonies
Townshend Acts
Conflict between colonists and British soldiers in which five colonist were killed
Boston massacre
A network of communication set up in Massachusetts and Virginia to inform other colonies of ways that Britain threatened colonial rights
Committees of correspondence
Protest against increased Tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor
Boston tea party
King of England during the American Revolution
King George III
A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British
In tolerable acts
Rule by the military
Martial law
Civilian soldiers
Minutemen
The meeting of colonial delegates that approved the Declaration of Independence
Second Continental Congress
An offer of peace sent by the second Continental Congress to King George III
Olive branch petition
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that attacked the monarchy
Common sense
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Document that said the United States was an independent nation
Declaration of Independence
Colonists who wanted independence from Britain
Patriots
Colonists were loyal to Britain
Loyalists
Battle one by the Americans in 1776
Trenton
Battle won by the Americans in 1777
Saratoga
Place where Washington’s army spent the winter of 1777–1778
Valley forge
Rise in the price of goods
Inflation
Selling goods that are difficult to come by for profit
Profiteering
Prussian officer who helped train American soldiers
Fredrich von Steuben
French noble who helped the Americans
Marquis de LafayettE
British general
Charles Cornwallis
Battle that gave Americans victory in the war
Yorktown
Treaty that officially ended the war
Treaty of Paris
A Belief in equality
Egalitarianism
Define
Stamp Act
Law passed by Parliament to make colonist buy a stamp to place on many items such as wills and newspapers
Define
Samuel Adams
One of the founders of the sons of liberty
Define
Townshend Acts
Laws passed by Parliament in 1767 that set taxes on imports to the colonies
Define
Boston massacre
Conflict between colonists and British soldiers in which five colonist were killed
Define
Committees of correspondence
A network of communication set up in Massachusetts and Virginia to inform other colonies of ways that Britain threatened colonial rights
Define
Boston tea party
Protest against increased Tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor
Define
King George III
King of England during the American Revolution
Define
In tolerable acts
A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British
Define
Martial law
Rule by the military
Define
Minutemen
Civilian soldiers
Define
Second Continental Congress
The meeting of colonial delegates that approved the Declaration of Independence
Define
Olive branch petition
An offer of peace sent by the second Continental Congress to King George III
Define
Common sense
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that attacked the monarchy
Define
Thomas Jefferson
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Define
Declaration of Independence
Document that said the United States was an independent nation
Define
Patriots
Colonists who wanted independence from Britain
Define
Loyalists
Colonists were loyal to Britain
Define
Trenton
Battle one by the Americans in 1776
Define
Saratoga
Battle won by the Americans in 1777
Define
Valley forge
Place where Washington’s army spent the winter of 1777–1778
Define
Inflation
Rise in the price of goods
Define
Profiteering
Selling goods that are difficult to come by for profit
Define
Fredrich von Steuben
Prussian officer who helped train American soldiers
Define
Marquis de LafayettE
French noble who helped the Americans
Define
Charles Cornwallis
British general
Define
Yorktown
Battle that gave Americans victory in the war
Define
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that officially ended the war
Define
Egalitarianism
A Belief in equality
Why did the colonies feel that Parliament had no right to text them?
They had no representation in the British Parliament.
How did the colonies react to be intolerable acts?
They formed the first Continental Congress.
They drew up the declaration of colonial rights, demanded the colonies be allowed to run their own affairs, and agreed to meet again
How did the outcomes of Lexington and Concord differ?
Several Minutemen were killed in Lexington while others were injured the British suffered only one casualty the battle of Lexington lasted only 15 minutes
In Concord, the British found no weapons they were ambushed by 3000 to 4000 Minutemen. The colonial soldiers killed dozens of British soldiers.
How did King George I I I react to the Olive branch petition?
He rejected the Olive branch petition and issued a proclamation stating that the colonies were in rebellion.
How did the Declaration of Independence support that notion of rebelling against Britain?
Jefferson used the idea that people have the right to rebel when a government threatens the rights of the people.
Why did some colonist remained loyal to Great Britain?
Some remained loyal because they liked the king. Others
felt the British would protect their rights better than the new government. Still others did not want to be punished as rebels.
Why was the battle of Saratoga important?
it proved the Americans could beat the British and
convinced the French to support the Americans.
How did the war affect different groups of Americans?
Inflation affected all Americans. Many men left their farmsand jobs, and went off to fight.
Many women took their husbands’ places on farms and in businesses.
Many slaves escaped. Some fought for the Continental Army.
How did the conditions at Valley Forge affect the American soldiers?
The conditions lowered the morale of the soldiers.
The conditions also made them suffer.
How did von Steuben and Lafayette help the Americans?
They helped to make the Continental Army an effective fighting force.
Why did the British move much of its military operations to the south?
They hoped to gain Loyalist support in the South.
What did Britain do as a result of the Treaty of Paris?
Britain recognized the United States as an independentnation and gave the new nation control of the land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River.
How were the changes to American society brought on by the American Revolution limited?
White males benefited most from the egalitarianism thatemerged from the revolution.
Slavery persisted to oppress most African Americans, and the status of Native Americans and women was not improved.
