Chapter 6 Flash Cards Sept 27 2022

Question 1

George III

Answer 1

The monarch of Britain wanted to enforce the Proclamation of 1763 and left 10,000 British soldiers in the colonies. He hired 30,000 Hessian soldiers in response to the Olive Branch Petition.

Question 2

James Otis

Answer 2

A member of the house of burgesses that thought that Parliament did not have the right to tax the colonies and said taxation without representation is tyranny.

Question 3

Whigs

Answer 3

A political position that wanted to make changes and expand their rights.

Question 4

Patrick Henry

Answer 4

Called for resistance to the taxes even though it is treason.

Question 5

Committees of Safety

Answer 5

Secret groups that organized resistance to the British taxes in the colonies.

Question 6

Sons of Liberty

Answer 6

Young men who staged protests against British taxes. Some of the protests were not peaceful.

Question 7

Paul Revere

Answer 7

Created the picture of the Boston massacre. This was propaganda. Warned colonists that British soldiers were coming. He went from Boston to Lexington.

Question 8

John Adams

Answer 8

Defended the British soldiers involved in the British massacre even though he was criticized.

Question 9

Committees of Correspondence

Answer 9

Samual Adams created it and committees in all of the colonies were exchanging letters of colonial affairs.

Question 10

General Gage

Answer 10

A British general that was supposed to arrest patriot leaders and destroy militia supplies.

Question 11

Billy Dawes

Answer 11

Went on midnight rides along with Paul Revere. He went from Boston to Lexington.

Question 12

Samuel Prescott

Answer 12

He rode from Lexington to Concord at midnight rides.

Question 13

Patriots

Answer 13

People who sided with the rebels.

Question 14

Loyalist

Answer 14

People who stayed loyal to the king and against the fights.

Question 15

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys

Answer 15

Ethan Allen was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys. They helped lead the attack on Fort Ticonderoga, winning a large amount of artillery.

Question 16

Stamp Act Congress

Answer 16

Men from 9 colonies that discussed the Stamp Act. It was the first colonial gathering to consider acting together in protest.

Question 17

Boston Massacre

Answer 17

A violent incident between colonists and British soldiers where 5 colonists died.

Question 18

Boston Tea Party

Answer 18

The Sons of Liberty protested the tea act. They disguised as Indians and destroyed tea on 3 ships worth thousands of dollars.

Question 19

First Continental Congress

Answer 19

12 out of 13 colonies sent representatives to Philadelphia to discuss politics. They voted to ban all trade with Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed and asked colonies to form militias.

Question 20

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Answer 20

On the first day of the revolution, 2 battles happened. The battle of Lexington was the first and 8 colonists died. The second was the battle of Concord, which was the first American victory.

Question 21

Sugar Act

Answer 21

A small tax was put on molasses and increased the penalty for smugglers.

Question 22

Stamp Act

Answer 22

A small tax on all newspapers diplomas, contracts, and other legal documents to pay for the war.

Question 23

Declaratory Act

Answer 23

Parliament had the supreme authority to govern the colonies.

Question 24

Townshend Acts/writs of assistance

Answer 24

The Townshend Acts taxed glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. Writs of assistance were part of the act that allowed British officials to search anywhere for smuggled goods.

Question 25

Tea Act

Answer 25

Required American colonists to buy tea from British East India ONLY.

Question 26

Intolerable Acts

Answer 26

Closed the port of Boston and allowed the British to house troops where ever necessary.

Question 27

Boycotts

Answer 27

Refused to buy British goods, a nonviolent legal protest.

Question 28

George Washington

Answer 28

Commanded the Continental Army.

Question 29

Thomas Paine

Answer 29

Wrote a pamphlet of patriot ideas, called common sense which was widely read by colonists. It said that a complete break with Britain was necessary.

Question 30

Richard Henry Lee

Answer 30

Introduced a resolution in the Second Continental Congress that said all political connections with Britain is dissolved.

Question 31

Second Continental Congress

Answer 31

All 13 colonies sent representatives to Philadelphia to discuss politics.

Question 32

Battle of Bunker Hill

Answer 32

The colonist’s position was just outside Boston. The British advanced 3 times and took the hill, but with high casualties.

Question 33

Olive Branch Petition

Answer 33

Sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George the Third. It asked to restore harmony between Britain and the colonies. The king hired 30,000 Hessian soldiers to fight the colonies in response.