Chapter 5 Flashcards
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
To pay off the war debt
What does salutary neglect mean?
Not strictly enforcing laws
What is smuggling?
Importing or exporting without paying the proper taxes
What was George Grenville’s first action in the colonies? (To combat what?)
Smuggling
What are the writs of assistance?
Documents that permeated customs officers to accuse people of smuggling
How was the Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling?
It lowered the tax on molasses
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
British officers could seize goods without trial which went agents the innocent until proven guilty
What was the Stamp Act?
Placed taxes on almost all forms of paper
Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?
Patrick Henry
What was the name of the settlement created between the Holston and Nolichucky Rivers by regulators that lost at the Battle of Alamance?
Watauga
Who owned the ship Liberty?
John Hancook
What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?
The Boston massacre
What is information designed to influence opinion?
Propaganda
How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?
Five
What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?
Townshed acts
What occurs when only one company controls a product?
A monopoly
What event was a response to the Tea Act of 1773?
The Boston Tea party
During the time of the Boston Tea Party most colonists considered themselves to be part of what empire?
The British empire
As a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, what did King George III impose upon Massachusetts?
The coercive acts
What were these acts called by the colonists?
The intolerable acts
Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?
No
What is the name of the best militias in Massachusetts?
The minute men
What was Paul Revere famous for shouting?
The regulars are out
What battle featured the “shot heard ‘round the world”?
The battle of Lexington
Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill?
General Prescott
What is his famous quote from this battle?
Don’t fire till you see the wights of their eyes
What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
That defeating the Americans would not be easy
Who were people who considered the unfair taxes upon the colonies not good reasons to rebel?
Loyalists or Tories
Who were determined to fight the British until independence is gained?
Patriots or rebels
Who headed up the first post office in America?
Benjamin Franklin
What was created by the Second Continental Congress to better organize military efforts?
The Declaration of Independence
What expressed the colonists desire for peace?
The olive branch petition
What pamphlet did Thomas Paine write?
Common sense
What does Paine believe the colonies should be a refuge from?
Tyrants
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What day was the Declaration of Independence accepted/approved?
July 4th
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To explain why the colonists wanted to form a new nation
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancook
What is the introduction of the Declaration of Independence called?
The preamble
Did the Declaration of Independence explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation?
yes
What was rung on July 8, 1774 at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?
The liberty bell
