Chapter 5 Flashcards
Why did the Iriqious at Albany refuse to make an alliance against the French?
they expected the French to defeat the British in a war
What started the French and Indian War?
British settlers pushed west into French and Native American lands.
Why did the colonial assemblies reject the Albany Plan?
they wanted to control their own taxes and armies
at the beginning of the French and Indian War
The British suffered several defeats
What turned the tide in favor of Britain?
new and better British leadership
What event was the key to the French defeat?
The British attack on Quebec
What happened during “Pontiac’s War”?
The leader of the Ottawa nation helped start an all out attack on the British.
after the French and Indian War
The colonists began to see themselves as separate from Britain
Why did the colonists resent the Stamp Act?
they did not think Britain should have the right to tax them
What did the 1767 Townshend Acts specify?
that Britain would tax only imports into the colonies
What was the purpose of Committees of Correspondence?
to keep colonists informed of British actions
What was the British East India Company?
an important British business that sold tea from India
Who were the Sons (and Daughters) of liberty?
colonial anti-British protesters
What was a demand of the First Continental Congress?
the repeal of the Intolerable Acts
What was “the shot heard ‘round the world”?
the first shot of the American Revolution
What was The Blockheads?
a satirical play making fun of the British
What was the result of the Second Continental Congress?
the formation of the Continental Army
Why did many enslaved African Americans side with the British?
they hoped to win their freedom
What did the Olive Branch Petition state?
that the colonists remained loyal to the king
Why did the Americans withdraw from Quebec?
they were too weakend to fight against fresh British forces
Fort Ticonderoga was captured by the
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The Albany Plan of Union aimed to
provide a way for the English colonies to work together
The Proclamation of 1763 declared that
colonial settlers had to remain east of the Appaalations
Colonists resented the Tea Act because
it established a British monopoly on tea
In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which
required colonists to buy stamps to put on legal documents
Which side fired the first shot of the American Revolution?
nobody knows
At what gathering was George Washington chosen as commander of the Continental Army?
The Second Continental Congress
The first step that the Second Continental Congress took in preparation for war was
forming an army
What two groups of people surrounded soldiers during the Boston Massacre?
workers and sailors
What event led to the outbreak of war?
British and French soldiers fight in the Ohio River Valley
How did many colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?
they supported the people of Boston with food and supplies
What event was most likely to have pleased the Loyalists?
The result of the attack on Quebec
blockade
the shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
militia
military force made up of civilians trained as soldiers
boycott
and organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products
Minutemen
citizen soldiers who fought the British at Lexington and Concord
