Chapter 5 Flashcards
What does salutary neglect mean?
Not strictly enforcing most laws
What three things lead to individualism being strong in the colonies?
Colonies basically made own laws
More landowners in colonies than England
Salutary neglect
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
To pay for the debt 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?
Lowered tax on molasses to convince people to stop smuggling.
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
In the act British officers were allowed to seize goods from smugglers without going to court “ “Innocent till proven guilty”
What was the Stamp Act?
Placed tax on almost all printed material
Printed materials couldn’t be sold without stamp
Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?
Patrick Henry
What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
Secret society formed to protect rights of colonists and fight taxation.
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?
Sam Adams
What was important about the Declaratory Act?
England could tax as they saw fit, but stamp act was ended.
What was important about the Townshend Acts?
The taxed imported goods before they arrived in colonies
Who owned the ship Liberty?
John Hancock
What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed?
Required the colonies to house British 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What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?
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 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?
William Prescott
“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.”
What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
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 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?
Preamble
Did the Declaration of Independence explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation?
True
What was rung on July 8, 1776 at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?
Liberty Bell
Who were determined to fight the British until independence is gained?
Patriots
