Chapter 5 Flashcards
What does salutary neglect mean?
Not enforcing laws, allowing colonies to be independent
What three things lead to individualism being strong in the colonies?
- Many people owned land. 2. Salutary neglect 3. Colonies made own laws
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
To pay for 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?
It lowed taxes on molasses so parliament thought colonist would pay instead of taking chance smuggling.
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
Innocent until proven guilty
What was the Stamp Act?
Tax on any paper in 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?
To boycott and fight for independence secretly.
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was important about the Declaratory Act?
British government said they could tax colonies if they wanted to
What was important about the Townshend Acts?
Taxed imported goods before they arrived
Who owned the ship Liberty?
John Hancock
What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed?
Cause colonists to pay for British soldiers housing.
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 died
What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?
Townsend acts repealed
What occurs when only one company controls a product?
They have a 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
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 because it brought colonies together to send supplies to Boston.
What is the name of the best militias in Massachusetts?
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”?
Battle of Lexington and concord
Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill and what was his famous quote?
William Prescott, don’t fire till you see the whites of their eyes
What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The war with Americans wouldn’t be short or easy.
Who were people who considered the unfair taxes upon the colonies not good reasons to rebel?
Loyalists
Who were determined to fight the British until independence is gained?
Patriots
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?
Be a refuge from tyrants and persecution
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What day was the Declaration of Independence accepted/approved?
July 4, 1776
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To declare the countries independence
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
What was rung on July 8, 1776 at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?
The liberty bell
