Chapter 5 Flashcards
What does salutary neglect mean?
Salutary neglect is an American history term that refers to the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England
What three things lead to individualism being strong in the colonies?
Salutary neglect and not enforcing laws and increase land owners
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
To pay war debt
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 the price of molasses
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
Allowed British officers to seize goods from smugglers with out going to court
What was 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?
Protect the the rights of the colonist and fight taxation by the British
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was important about the Declaratory Act?
Gave England the right to tax the colonies how ever they wanted
What was important about the Townshend Acts?
Taxed good before they arrived
Who owned the ship Liberty?
John handcock
What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed?
Colonies had to house British soldiers in barracks or their house
What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?
The 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What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?
The Townshend act
What occurs when only one company controls a product?
Monopoly
What event was a response to the Tea Act of 1773?
The 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?
Intolerance acts
Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?
No
What is the name of the best militias in Massachusetts?
The 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 “ Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes”
What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The 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?
Loyalist or colonist for Great Britain
Who were determined to fight the British until independence is gained?
Patriots or colonist for America
Who headed up the first post office in America?
Second continental congress
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?
To explain why the colonies wanted to form a nation
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John handcock
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 liberty bell
