Chapter 8-11 exam Flashcards
what did france and britain do after the 7 years war
since they were broke after the war they raised taxes
why were the 13 colonies mad about the taxes
they had been autonomous for so long and they were being taxed like they were british citizens but didn’t have any of the benefits
Who was Guy Carleton
Carleton was sent by the british to help manage the french in the now british colonie
What was Carlton worried about
he saw the revaluation happening in the 13 colonies and knew that he had to keep the french happy so they wouldn’t join the 13 colonies
what was the quebec act
the quebec act was created by guy carleton to keep the french happy by allowing them to keep their language, religion and señor system
what was the effect of the quebec act on the american revolution
the quebec act kept the french from joining the 13 colonies as thy didn’t want to risk losing the protection of their culture by losing the revolution
what was the first protest of the american revolution
the boston tea party where people in boston threw millions of dollars worth of tea into the boston harbour
how did the british react to the boston tea party
the british created the Enterable Act which shut down the boston legislation and the boston harbor and put the people of boston on house aren’t
what happened because of the enterable act
bostons continued to protest and when british red cloaks were sent to stop them they shot a child and all hell broke loose with boston protesters arming themselves
who was the continental congress
it was a group of political leaders with a representative of each of the 13 colonies
what did the continental congress do in response to the british
the congress asked for the british to be less harsh and when the british said no they created to blue coats who was a group of soldiers
what were the two armies during the american revolution
the blue coats who were professional soldiers
the militia who were non professional soldiers
What advantages did the 13 colonies have
they knew the land, they used gorilla warfare, they had french support, the british needed to ship their supplies while the 13 colonies had easy access and the 13 colonies had more morale
why did the 13 colonies occupy quebe
they wanted french support agents the british but the people of quebec stayed neutral because of the quebec act
who did the first nations side with
the first nations side with the british
who were the united loyalists
they were 40,000-50,000 british loyalists in the 13 colonies
what happened to the british loyalties
they got kicked out of the 13 colonies when america won the revolution and they settled in nova scotia
who were the black loyalists
they were 3,000 black people in the 13 colonies who sided with the british in hopes of freedom and equality
what happened once the loyalists reached nova scotia
there wasn’t enough room so they moved to quebec
what is the constitutional act
it was the act created to split quebec in 2 because the british loyalists didn’t want to live under the quebec act so they split into upper canada for the british and lower canada for the french
what happened to the british after the american revolution
they lost all of their military bases in america and were forced to leave, but they took their time
how did the british impressment america citizens
they took amaricans and their ships to fight in the nepolean war
how did the americans react to the impressment
they decided to decalar war on britain in 1812 and attacked canada
where did the americans attack first
upper canada as it was less populated
who were the british forces lead by
General Isaac brock’s
why is the war of 1812 known as seed time
the british french and first nations all allied together to fight the americans
what happened to york
the americans burt york where the british government was
how did BNA respond to the burning of york
they burnt the white house
when did the war end
in 1814 after heavy casualties on both sides with nither winning
what is responsible government
a government that represents the people
