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Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
Q

What does salutary neglect mean?

A

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.

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2
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What three things lead to individualism being strong in the colonies?

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Salutary Neglect, Making own rules, and land ownership

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3
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Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?

A

The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies

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4
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What is importing or exporting without paying proper taxes on goods?

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The Canadian federal government imposes a five percent multistage value-added tax called the goods and services tax

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5
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How was the Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling?

A

They lowered the taxes

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6
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What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act?

A

People were smuggling

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7
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What was the Stamp Act?

A

It was when tax was placed on almost all printed material in the colonies

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8
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Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?

A

Patrick Henry

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9
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What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?

A

It was a ship that was unloading wine in the bosten harbor

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10
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Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?

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John Hancock

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What was important about the Declaratory Act?

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It stated that England had the right to tax the colonies in all cases

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12
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What was important about the Townshend Acts?

A

Taxed imported goods befor they arrived in the colonies

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13
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Who owned the ship liberty

A

John Hancock

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14
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What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed?

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Required to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies

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15
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What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?

A

The bosten massacre

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16
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What is information designed to influence opinion?

A

Propaganda

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17
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How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?

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5 people

18
Q

What occurs when only one company controls a product?

A

A monopoly

19
Q

What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?

A

The Townshend Acts

20
Q

What event was a response to the Tea Act of 1773?

A

The Boston Tea Party

21
Q

During the time of the Boston Tea Party most colonists considered themselves to be part of what empire?

A

British

22
Q

As a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, what did King George III impose upon Massachusetts?

A

Intolerable Acts~Boston Harbor was closed until the tea was paid for

23
Q

Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?

A

No

24
Q

What is the name of the best militias in Massachusetts?

A

Minuet men

25
Q

What did Paul Revere shout to warn the colonists of an impending attack?

A

The regulars are coming out

26
Q

What battle featured the “shot heard ‘round the world”?

A

The battle of Lexington

27
Q

Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill and what was his famous quote?

A

General Williams. Don’t shoot until u see the whites in their eyes

28
Q

What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?

A

It wasn’t going to be quick and easy to defeat them

29
Q

Who were people who considered the unfair taxes upon the colonies not good reasons to rebel?

A

Loyalists

30
Q

Who were determined to fight the British until independence is gained?

A

Patriots

31
Q

Who headed up the first post office in America?

A

The deconstruct Continental congress

32
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What was created by the Second Continental Congress to better organize military efforts?

A

The continental army

33
Q

What pamphlet did Thomas Paine write?

A

Common Sense

34
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What does Paine believe the colonies should be a refuge from?

A

Tyrants and persecution

35
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

36
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What day was the Declaration of Independence accepted/approved?

A

July 4 1776

37
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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

A

To explain why they chose to form a new nation

38
Q

Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

A

John Hancock

39
Q

What is the introduction of the Declaration of Independence called?

A

The preamble

40
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Did the Declaration of Independence explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation?

A

Yes

41
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What was rung on July 8, 1776 at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?

A

Liberty bell

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