Chapter 8 Flashcards
Mercenary
I’ll professional soldier who serves enough for an army for pay, the Americans called all the European mercenaries Hessians
Hessian
A European mercenary
Indictment
A formal written accusation charging someone with a crime
Dictatorship
A form of government characterized by the absolute state power in unlimited authority of the ruler
Neutral
A nation or person not taking sides in a war
Civilian
Citizen not in military service
Traitor
One who betrays the country by aiding an enemy
Confiscate
To seize private property for public use, often as a penalty
Envoy
A messenger or agent sent by a government on official business
Rabble
A mass of disorderly and crude common people
Arsenal
A place for making a storing weapons and ammunition
Isolationist
Concerning the believe that a country should take a little or no part in foreign affairs especially through alliances or wars
Blockade
The isolation of a place by hostile ships or troops
Privateer
A private vessel temporarily Authorized to capture or plunder enemy ships in war time
Graft
Taking advantage of one’s official position to gain money or property by illegal means
What was the main cause of the American revolution?
Colonists were not given the rights of Englishmen
After blank and blank the colonists laid siege to blank
Lexington and concord Boston
What was the first major battle of the revolution? (Deadliest)
Battle of bunker hill.
Who said don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes. Why did he say it.
Col william Prescott, because the troops were young and didn’t have good aim.
How many casualties did the British have at the battle of bunker hill?
1,100
What were the results of the battle of bunker hill?
1,) British evacuate Boston
2.) 2nd Continental congress (13 colonies) meet in Philadelphia
- served as our 1st government
-John Hancock is the president
Created an army (Continental army)
Chose George Washington over John Hancock as commander of army.
Why did they choose George Washington over John Hancock as commander of the Continental army
Military experience in the French and Indian war
Needed support of Virginia
Olive branch petition, and results
The Continental Congress called for a return to the former harmony between generations Britain and the colonies. Peace
Results were
King George declared the colonists traitors
Prohibitory act was passed. Great Britain ended all trade with colonies and set up a blockade
Why do the Americans invade cananda?
Americans hope the French would join them against the British as the fourteenth colony. They didn’t join the Americans
Who wrote the book common sense?
Thomas Paine
What did the book common sense say?
A list of reasons why the Americans should declare independance from the British.
It proposed a radical idea, known as the American experiment, that said that the common people could rule themselves. No need for a king
What did Richard Henry lee do?
Proposed a something to declare our independance before the Continental Congress.
Who were the five men chosen to draft the declaration of independance
- John Adams
- Benjamin Franklin
- Robert Livingston
- Roger Sherman
- Thomas Jefferson - author
When was the declaration of independance accepted?
July 4 1776
What were the three major basic ideas expressed in the declaration of independance
- lol men are created equal
- All men have three god given rights that must be protected
A. Life
B. Liberty
C. Persuit of happiness - Government is there to serve the will of the people
