Chapter 5 Flashcards
What does salutary neglect mean?
Not strictly enforcing most laws
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
The colonies basically made their own laws and acted very independent
What is importing or exporting without paying proper taxes on goods? (Also GB’s top priority in the colonies at
this time
Stopping cononial smuggling a top pritory
How was the Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling?
Lowered the tax on molasses to try and convince people to stop smuggling
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
The British offers were allowed to seize goods from smugglers without going to the county
What was the Stamp Act?
The stamp act 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 and was founded by Samuel Adams
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was important about the Declaratory Act?
That England had the right to tax the colonies in all cases
What was important about the Townshend Acts?
Important good before they arrived in the colonies
Who owned the ship Liberty?
John handcock
What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed
Required the colonies to house soldiers in barracks provided by 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 people
What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?
Townsend 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 empire
As a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, what did King George III impose upon Massachusetts?
Intolerable acts
Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?
No other parts of the colonies sent them supplies
What is the name of the best militias in Massachusetts?
Minute men
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”?
Battle at Lexington
Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill and what was his famous quote?
Willam Prescott don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes
What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Defeating the Americans wouldn’t be easy or quick to defeat
Who were people who considered the unfair taxes upon the colonies not good reasons to rebel?
Loyalist-colonists for British
Who headed up the first post office in America?
Benjamin 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?
From tyrants and persecution
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What day was the Declaration of Independence accepted/approved?
July 4th,1776
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
Explain why the colonies chose 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?
Preamble
Did the Declaration of Independence explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation?
Yes/true
What was rung on July 8, 1776 at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?
Liberty bell
