Chapter 5 Flashcards
What three things lead to individualism being strong in the colonies?
Salutary neglet, colonies acted independently, and many landowners
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
The British have accumulated a large war debt after F&I 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?
Lowered taxes on molasses
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
British officers were allowed to seize goods from smugglers without going to court
What was the Stamp Act?
An act that placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies
Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?
Patrick Henry
What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
A secret society formed to protect the rights of the colonists and fight taxation by the British
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was important about the Declaratory Act?
Stated that England had the right to tax the colonies in all cases
What was important about the Townshend Acts?
Taxed important 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 have the British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies
What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?
Boston Massacre
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What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?
Townshend Acts
What occurs when only one company controls a product?
Monopoly
What event was a response to the Tea Act of 1773?
Boston Tea Party
During the time of the Boston Tea Party most colonists considered themselves to be part of what empire?
British
As a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, what did King George III impose upon Massachusetts?
Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts
Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?
No
What is the name of the best militias in Massachusetts?
Minutemen
What did Paul Revere shout to warn the colonists of an impending attack?
“The Regulars Are Coming Out!”
What battle featured the “shot heard ‘round the world”?
The battle at Lexington
Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill and what was his famous quote?
General Prescott said, “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes.”
What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Showed British defeating the Americans wouldn’t be quick or easy
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?
Patriots
Who headed up the first post office in America?
Ben Franklin
What was created by the Second Continental Congress to better organize military efforts?
Continental Army
What pamphlet did Thomas Paine write?
Common sense
What does Paine believe the colonies should be a refuge from?
GB
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 colonies chose to form a new nation
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
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, 1776 at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?
The Liberty Bell
What does salutary neglect mean?
Not strictly enforcing most laws
