CHAPTER 5 Flashcards
What was one important legacy of the Declaration of Independence?
It inspired future revolutions against despotic governments.
Ultimately, what led to the colonies’ victory in the American Revolution?
Washington’s ability to keep an army together.
What strategy worked well for the colonists in fighting the British during the American Revolution?
The Continental army and militias deployed hit-and-run tactics.
After what major event did the British government make the colonies bear part of the cost of the empire?
The Seven Years’ War.
The Sugar Act alarmed colonists, in part because it:
threatened the profits of colonial merchants already in economic trouble.
The Stamp Act created such a stir in the colonies because:
it was the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the colonies.
What contribution did the Stamp Act episode make to the colonists’ concept of liberty?
The Stamp Act Congress insisted that the right to consent to taxation was essential to people’s freedom.
The Declaratory Act:
rejected American claims that only their elected representatives could levy taxes.
The “Daughters of Liberty” was the name given to:
women who spun and wove to create their own clothing rather than buy British goods.
The Boston Massacre occurred when British soldiers:
fired into a mob and killed a number of Boston residents.
Crispus Attucks:
has been called the first martyr of the American Revolution.
Why did colonists object to the Tea Act?
By paying it, they would be acknowledging Great Britain’s right to tax the colonists.
John Adams recommended George Washington as commander of the Continental army because:
the fact that Washington was from Virginia could help unify the colonists.
The Olive Branch Petition:
was addressed to King George III and reaffirmed American loyalty to the crown.
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense:
argued that America would become the home of freedom and “an asylum for mankind.”
What made Thomas Paine’s Common Sense a unique document?
It expanded the size of the public sphere, going beyond the elite.
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson’s biggest influence with regard to natural rights came from
John Locke.
Why did Jefferson address the Declaration of Independence to the “opinions of mankind”?
He wanted to reach a worldwide audience.
In the winter of 1776–1777, Washington won important victories that improved American morale. These battles were at:
Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey.
A key consequence of the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 was:
France becoming an ally to the United States.
