Chapter 6- American Revolution Flashcards
What were the long-term/medium-term causes of the American Revolution?
-Navigation Acts passed in the mid-1600s meant that the colonists could only trade with Britain, not other countries.
-The Americans were ruled from Britain yet they had no representatives in the British parliament.
-They were unhappy at paying taxes without having a say in them, their slogan was,”No taxation without representation.”
What were the short term causes of the American Revolution?
-1770 Boston Massacre, the British army shot anti-British colonists.
-1773 Boston Tea Party, the colonists poured British tea into the harbour in protest of the Tea Tax imposed by the English.
-1775, Lexington incident, the British soldiers were fired on when they tried to seize some gunpowder. This was the start of the American Revolution.
What was the Declaration of Independance?
-The Americans met in Congress to decide what to do about the British.
-1775, George Washington, had become the leader of their army.
-Issued in 1776 in Philadelphia, stated that 13 colonies were free and that all control from Britain had ended.
What happened in the Battle of Yorktown?
-The decisive battle of the war was at Yorktown in 1781.
-The Americans had 3000 extra men and they had the support of the French.
-The French had secured the waters around Yorktown so the British could not obtain the supplies.
-The British troops moved onto a peninsula as they awaited supplies.
-Washington attacked the British and the British were forced to surrender.
What were consequences faced by America regarding the American Revolution?
-They set up their own system of government with a constitution.
-This system still exists today.
-Poor people did not get the vote despite the Declaration of Independence conveying that ‘all men are created equal.’
What were consequences faced by Britain regarding the American Revolution?
-Relations with France worsened.
-India became the most important colony - -the ‘jewel in the crown.’
What were consequences faced by the world regarding the American Revolution?
-It inspired the French Revolution and King Louis XVI was executed.
-The French Revolution inspired the working class in Britain and other countries to demand voting rights and better representation.
