Chapter 4 test Flashcards
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Caused the British to issue the Proclamation of 1763
The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to
Discourage colonial settlement in territory west of the Appellations
Parliament passed the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act to
Help pay British war debts
Parliament planned to pay the debt from the French and Indian War by
Imposing taxes on the colonists
Colonial merchants signed nonimportation agreements because
Parliament was taxing the colonists without their consent
Sons of Liberty
Secret committee that protested taxation with representation
Samual Adams
Colonial activist involved in the Sons of Liberty
Stamp Act Congress
Meeting at which delegates pledged by loyalty to Parliament but denied Parliaments right to tax the colonists
Parliaments responded to the Stamp Act Congress and other protests by
Repealing the Stamp Acts
Townshend Acts
Set duties on certain goods imported to the colonies in order to raise revenue for the Crown
Quartering Act
Required colonist to help house and give supplies to British soldiers
Boston Massacre
Confrontation over enforcement of the Townshend Acts
The Boston Massacre occurred as a result of
Enforcement of the Townshend Acts by British soldiers
Boston Tea Party
Prompted Parliament to pass laws known as the Intolerable Acts
In protest against a law that attempted to save the British East Indian Company
Colonists staged the Boston Tea Party
The three following things describe the colonists reactions to the Tea Act of 1773
- They threw tea into Boston Harbor, 2. They threatened tea importers, 3. They worried about a possible monopoly on tea trade
Intolerable Act
Colonists name for laws passed in response to the Boston Tea Party
First Continental Congress
Body that asserted colonial rights and called for a ban on trade with Great Britain
Declaration of Resolves
Statement created by delegates to the First Continental Congress
The Continental Army was established in
June 1775 by the Second Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Sent to King George III as a plea for peace
Colonial conservatives tried to avert total war after the Battle of Boston by
Persuading the Continental Congress to petition George III for peace
Declaration of Independence
Document that asserted the right of people to overthrow an unjust government
The Declaration of Independence asserts the following rights
The right of people to abolish an unfair government
The authors of the Declaration of Independence hoped to
- Win public support for independence, 2. Undermine loyalty to King George, 3. Outline the principles of a representative government
Loyalist
Name for colonists who supported the British
Patriot
Supporters of the colonists’ right to rebel against the British king
The Continental Army experienced shortages and disease because
A lack of central government
Problems faced by the Continental Army during the war included
- Lack of central government, 2. Troop and supply shortages, 3. Disease
The British threatened to recruit slaves into their army
So Washington ordered the army to enlist slaves
Peter Salem
African American who fought at Bunker Hill
Thayendanegea
Pro-British member of the Iroquois League
Thayendanegea
Mohawk chief who sided with the British in the war
The Battle of Saratoga caused
France and other European nations to support the Americans
The Battle of Saratoga convinced
Some European powers to support the colonists
Guerrilla warfare
Military tactics used by Patriot commander Nathanel Greene
As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783
Great Britain officially granted independence to the colonies
Mississippi River
Western boundary of the United States after the Treaty of Paris of 1783
The goal of the Revolution achieved
Colonial independence and self government
