Chapter 5 Flashcards
What three things lead to individualism being strong in the colonies?
Taxes, acts, and the bostin massacure
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
Because of the french and indian war
What is importing or exporting without paying proper taxes on goods? (Also GB’s top priority in the colonies at this time.)
Smuggling
How was the Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling?
It lowered taxes on molasses
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
They created the stamp act to make people pay for all printed matirial
What was the Stamp Act?
An act that made people pay for all printed matirial
Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?
Patric Henrey
What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
To protect the rights of the colonists
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was important about the Declaratory Act?
It stated England had the right to tax the colonies in all cases
What was important about the Townshend Acts?
Taxed imported goods before they arrived in the colonies
Who owned the ship Liberty?
John Hancock
What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed?
To house british soldiers in barracks or their homes
What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?
The bostin massacare
What is information designed to influence opinion?
Propaganda
How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?
5
What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?
The townshend acts
What occurs when only one company controls a product?
Monopoly
What event was a response to the Tea Act of 1773?
The bostin tea party
During the time of the Boston Tea Party most colonists considered themselves to be part of what empire?
Great britan
As a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, what did King George III impose upon Massachusetts?
Intolerable act
Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?
No
What is the name of the best militias in Massachusetts?
Muinitemen
What did Paul Revere shout to warn the colonists of an impending attack?
” the regulars are coming!”
What battle featured the “shot heard ‘round the world”?
Lexington
Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill and what was his famous quote?
William prescot
What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
That the settlers wouldnt be so easy to defeat
Who were people who considered the unfair taxes upon the colonies not good reasons to rebel?
Loyalists
Who were determined to fight the British until independence is gained?
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 post office?
What pamphlet did Thomas Paine write?
Common sence
What does Paine believe the colonies should be a refuge from?
Tyrants and persecution
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What day was the Declaration of Independence accepted/approved?
July 4,1776
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To seperate from Great Britan
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hanckock
What is the introduction of the Declaration of Independence called?
Preamble
Did the Declaration of Independence explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation?
Yes?
What was rung on July 8, 1776 at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?
The liyberty bell
What does salutary neglect mean?
Not strongly enforceing laws
