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Chapter 5- Road To Independance Flashcards

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1
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What does salutary neglect mean?

A

Not strictly enforcing most laws

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

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Making own rules, salutary neglect, and land ownership

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

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To pay off war debts from the French and Indian war

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4
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What is importing or exporting without paying proper taxes on goods? (Also GB’s top priority in the colonies at
this time)

A

Smuggling

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5
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How was the Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling?

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Lowered the tax on molasses so people would pay the lower taxes instead of illegally smuggling

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6
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What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)

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The British officials had too much power. (Innocent until proven guilty)

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7
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What was the Stamp Act?

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Placed a tax 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?

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To protect the rights of the colonists and fight taxation.

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10
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Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?

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Samuel Adams

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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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What was important about the Townshend Acts?

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It taxed imported goods before 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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What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed?

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They had to let British soldiers

live with them.

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

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The Boston massacre

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16
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What is information designed to influence opinion?

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Propaganda

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17
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How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?

A

5

18
Q

What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?

A

The tow shed acts

19
Q

What occurs when only one company controls a product?

A

Monopoly

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

The British empire

22
Q

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

A

The intolerable acts

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

Minute 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

WILLIAM Prescott, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.”

28
Q

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

A

That Americans wouldn’t be quick or easy

29
Q

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

A

Loyalists

30
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Who were determined to fight the British until independence is gained?

A

Patriots

31
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Who headed up the first post office in America?

A

Benjamin Franklin

32
Q

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

A

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
Q

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 the colonies choose 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

The liberty bell

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