Chapter 7 Flashcards
Change in colonial policy by the British government that helped precipitate the American Revolution involved
Compelling the American colonists to shoulder some of the financial costs of the empire
When it came to the Revolution, it could be said that the American colonists were
Reluctant revolutionaries
In a broad sense, America was
A revolutionary force from the day of its discovery by Europeans
The American colonial exponents of republicanism argued that a just society depends on
The willingness of all citizens to subordinate their private interests to the common good
Republican belief held that the stability of society and the authority of the government
Depended on the virtue of its citizenry
The “radical whigs” feared
The arbitrary power of the monarchy
Mercantilists believed that
A country’s economic wealth could be measured by the amount of gold and silver in its treasury
Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to do all of the following except
Become economically self-sufficient as soon as possible
The first Navigation Laws were designed to
Eliminate Dutch shippers from the American carrying trade
Under the mercantilist system, the British government did not reserve the right regarding American colonies to
Prevent the colonies from developing militias
Before the 1763 Navigation Laws
Were only loosely enforced in the American colonies
A new relationship between Britain and American colonies was initiated in 1763 when _____ assumed charge of colonial policy
George Grenville
Sugar Act
First British law intended to raise revenues in the colonies
Stamp Act
Generated the most protest in the colonies
Declaratory Act
Asserted Parliament’s absolute power over the colonies
The first law ever passed by Parliament for raising tax revenues in the colonies for the crown was the
Sugar Act
Passage of the Sugar Act and Stamp Act
Convinced many colonists that the British were trying to take away their historic liberty
Unlike the _____ Act, the _____ Act and the _____ Act were both indirect taxes on trade goods arriving in American ports.
Stamp, Sugar, Townshend
Arrange the following in order: Sugar Act, Delcaratory Act, Stamp Act, repeal of Stamp Act
Sugar Act, Stamp Act, repeal of Stamp Act, Delcaratory Act
Actions taken by the colonist that helped them unite include
The Stamp Act Congress, non importation agreements, spinning bees, and the making and wearing of homemade woolen goods
“Virtual” representation meant that
Every member of Parliament represented all British subjects
Colonial protest against the Stamp Act took the form of
Convening a colonial congress to request repeal of the act, a colonial boycott against British goods, violence in several colonial towns, and wearing homemade woolen clothes
The colonists took the Townshend Acts less seriously than the Stamp Act because
It was light and indirect
Arrange these in order: Boston Massacre, Townshend Act, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts
Townshend Act, Boston Massacre, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts
Samuel Adams
A pamphleteer who first organized committees to exchange ideas and information on resisting British policy
John Adams
A Massachusetts politician who opposed the moderates’ solution to the crisis at the First Continental Congress
Crispis Attucks
A casualty of the Boston Massacre
Arrange these in order: clash at Lexington and Concord, meeting of the First Continental Congress, Quebec Act, and Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party,Quebec Act, meeting of the First Continental Congress, clash at Lexington and Concord
When Parliament passed the Tea Act, colonists
Suspecte that it was a trick to get them to violate their principle “No taxation without representation.”
The First Continental Congress was called in order to
Consider ways of redressing colonial grievances
The First Continental Congress
Called for a complete boycott of British goods
As the War for Independence began, Britian had the advantage of
Overwhelming national wealth and naval power, an alliance with Spain and Holland, a well-organized an united home government and population, and first-rate generals and a well-supplied professional army
The following were weaknessesof the British military during the War for Independence except
The long supply lines
Many Whigs in Britain hoped for an American victory in the War for Independence because they
Feared that if George III triumphed, his rule at home might become tyrannical
The colonists faced all of the following weaknesses in the War for Independence except
The use of numerous European officers
African Americans during the Revolutionary War
Fought for both the Americans and the British
Regarding American independence,
Only a select minority supported independence with selfless devotion
