Chapter 5 Study Guide Flashcards
What does salutary neglect mean
Not strictly enforcing most laws
What three things lead to individualism being strong in the colonies?
The colonies made their own laws and acted very independently from one another
Land was cheaper in Europe and there were many more landowners in the colonies then in England and salutary neglect
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
They accumulated a large War debt after 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 the tax on molasses to try to convince people to stop smuggling
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
British officers were allowed to,seize goods from smugglers without going to court
“Innocent until proven guilty”
What was the Stamp Act?
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?
Secret society formed to protect the rights of the colonists and fight taxation
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was important about the Declaratory Act?
Stated that England has the right to tax the Colonies in all cases
What was important about the Townshend Acts?
Imported goods before they arrived in the colonies
Who owned the ship Liberty?
John Hancock
What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed
To house the British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies
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 people
What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?
The Townshend Acts
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 Empire
As a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, what did King George III impose upon Massachusetts?
Coercive Acts or Intolerable Acts
Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?
No they weren’t
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
What battle featured the “shot heard ‘round the world”?
The Battle of Lexington
Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill and what was his famous quote
William Prescott and “ don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes”
What did the British find out after the battle of Bunker Hill
That defeating the Americans wouldn’t be quick or easy
Who were the people that 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 did Paine believe the colonies should be refuge from
Tyrants and persecution
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What day was the Declaration of Independence approved/accepted
July 4,1776
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence
To 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
Yes
What was rung on July 8,1776 at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence
The Liberty Bell
