Chapter 7 and 8 review Flashcards
Do you have progressive study on?
If no, go to the settings in the upper left and change it, I’m switching it up it up this time
Is this a stand-in for reading the textbook?
NO, literally people way smarter and succinct than me wrote the textbook and as cool as Mr. Roberts is he glosses over a lot of stuff in the slides we cover
What was the writs of assistance?
A legal document which helped Brit officials control colonial merchants (like a search warrant)
Who argued against writs of assistance?
James Otis Jr.
Why was Britain really low on cash?
French and Indian war happened and as you may know wars are expensive, also maintaining british troops in another country is expensive too
When was the Stamp Act enacted?
1765
Who put in place the stamp act?
Prime minister George Grenville
How odd was it for the British government to enact taxes on its colonies?
Not odd at all, after all Britain literally were the people who sent them there and allowed them to be there
What did the stamp act state?
Colonial papers and documents had to have a stamp on them showing tax was paid
When was the stamp act repealed?
1766
What was the Declaratory act?
Stated britain had the right to control colonies in any manner deemed necessary to Parliament
When was the declaratory act enacted?
1766
What did the Townshend acts state?
placed import tax on certain goods coming into America
Who instituted the Townshend acts?
Charles Townshend
When was the Townshend acts put into place?
1767
When did the Boston Massacre take place?
1770
Who started the Boston Massacre
Edward Garrick
What did Edward Garrick do to upset an officer?
talked some smiggity smack
Who was the officer Garrick talked smack to?
Hugh White
How did Hugh White respond to being talked smack to by Garrick?
He smacked Garrick with the butt of his gun
Who is the British commander that responds to the following commotion of the Boston Massacre by bringing soldiers?
Thomas Preston
What was the one thing Thomas Preston specifically told his soldiers to do while heading towards the commotion leading up to the Boston Massacre?
Hold their fire
What are the reasons people assume the massacre started?
Between the yelling, general violence, and depravity of the situation somebody probably misheard an order or got really really uppity with the colonists
How many colonials died in the boston massacre
five
Who was the African American thought to be a leader in the commotion leading up to the Boston Massacre who died as a martyr for the cause
Crispus Attucks
Who was the renowned silversmith who published the propaganda of the boston massacre
Paul Revere
Who defended the soldiers who fired at the crowd during the Boston Massacre, acquitting many of their murder charges
John Adams
Just as an idea that I had that the picture primary source is probably gonna be the Paul Revere propaganda drawing, how does Paul portray the British?
in a line, not being attacked by colonials, firing on orders
How does paul revere portray the colonials in his propaganda drawing?
helpless, in a crowd, not furiously attacking the British
What were the British soldiers being pelted with?
Snowballs (didn’t find a good way to work this into a question so here we are)
When was athe boston tea party
1773
What was the boston tea party?
An open flaunting of British authority, threw tea and drank coffee
Who let the ships with tea to land in Boston Harbor?
Thomas Hutchinson
Who was the royal governor of Massachusetts?
Thomas Hutchinson
Who was the founder of the “Sons of Liberty”?
Sam Adams
What was one of the notable accomplishments of the sons of liberty?
They did the whole boston tea thing
Why does Sam Adams have a vendetta against the British?
Confiscated Father’s investments, losing his family’s wealth and prosperity
Around when was Sam Adams relevant?
1770s ish, mid 1700s
Who was the son of a minister whose father died and mother sent to live with their wealthy aunt and uncle?
John Hancock
How did John Hancock suddenly become the heir to the Hancock fortune?
The relatives he was sent to were childless and wanted a child, he just so happened to fit the role
Where was John Hancock sent in order to help him prepare to run the Hancock business
Harvard
Who was made President of the 2nd Continental Congress?
John Hancock
What did the Intolerable Acts do?
Close ports of Boston and put Massachusetts under martial law
What is martial law?
To be put under military control
When were the Intolerable Acts implemented?
1774
What did the Quebec act do?
Reaffirm proclamation of 1763 (no crossing the appalachian mtns for settlement)
Why was the Quebec act implemented?
The French had a strong influence in the Ohio valley by now, also Brit wanted to have amiable relations again
When was the first continental congress?
1774
For what purpose did the continental congress happen?
To boycott Brit guards and train state militia
Where did the first continental congress meet?
Philadelphia
When did the delegates of the first continental congress agree to reconvene on?
1775
What is mercnatilism?
Economics system where wealth or a country’s worth was determined based on amount of gold in the country’s treasury, often directly related to the amount of colonies owned