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fourth test Flashcards

1
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what ended the french and indian war

A

treaty of paris 1763

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2
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who wrote the declaration of independence

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thomas jefferson

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3
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what was the proclamation of 1763

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order from the king that stated colonists couldnt settle west of the appalachian mountains

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4
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who owned canada during 1763

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britian

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5
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what was the only colony that used/bought the stamps from britian

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georgia

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6
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what happened in Lexington, massachusetts

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the colonists squared off in an “accidental battle” where 17 soldiers were killed on the colonial side

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7
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why did the british tax the colonists after the french and indian war

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the government needed it to pay off depts/ to keep the military

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8
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what was the boston tea party

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sons of liberty dressed up as native americans and dumped tea into the boston harbor

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9
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what were the two sides of the french and indian war

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british vs french + natives

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10
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what was the boston massacre

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a protest that broke out at the customs house where angry colonists confronted soldiers

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12
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who drew the bloody massacre

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paul revere

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13
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why were the colonists mad about the proclamation of 1763

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they thought they deserved to settle all the way up to the mississippi river bc they risked their lives in war

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14
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what was the sons of liberty

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an organization of colonists that was formed to resist the stamp act

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15
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what were the intolerable acts

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shut down boston habor, quartering act, martial law

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16
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what was sent by each colony to the first continental congress

A

delegate

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17
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who won the french and indian war

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british

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18
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what did spain give up in the treaty of paris 1763

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florida

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19
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why were the minutemen formed

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to protect the colony incase they needed to attack the british (didnt want to)

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why was georgia hesitant to resist the stamp act

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they felt like they had more rights with the king and didnt want to get those rights taken

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21
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what was the group in georgia associated with the sons of liberty

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liberty boys

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22
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what happened on july 4 1776

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declaration of independence was unanimously passed

23
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how many people were killed in the boston massacre

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5 colonists

24
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what was the image of the bloody massacre an example of

A

progaganda

25
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what was the beginning of the conflict between the british government and colonists

A

french and idian war

26
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what was the stamp act

A

required colonists to buy special paper with stamps on them as a way to tax the colonists

27
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who was the only colony to not send a delegate

A

georgia

28
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what were the minutemen

A

colonial militia (citizen army)

29
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what was the cause of the french and indian war

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land; the british wanted to expand into the ohio river valley but the french already claimed it

30
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what group was formed to protest the stamp act

A

sons of liberty

31
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what happened in concord

A

americans defeated the british

32
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what does unalienable mean

A

cant be taken away

33
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what did britian claim from the treaty of paris 1763

A

all land east of the mississippi river and canada

34
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what did the minutemen stockpile secretly after the first continental congress

A

firearms and gunpowder

35
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why did britian set the proclamation of 1763

A

he didnt want to start conflicts with the natives or get into another war because he was already broke from the french and indian

36
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where was the first continental congress held

A

philadelphia

37
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where was the first battle of the american revolution

A

lexington, massachusetts

38
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what were the sons of liberty protesting during the boston tea party

A

tax placed on tea

39
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what battles were known as the shot around the world

A

lexigton and concord

40
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what was the quartering act

A

one of the intolerable acts; soldiers could live in homes which made colonists feel like they were being spied on

41
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what territory did the french give up after the french and indian war

A

all of their territory in north america

42
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what was the martial law act

A

one of the intolerable acts; curfews, searches, and limits on the amount of people who could meet tg

43
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why did paul revere draw the bloody massacre

A

to get the colonists to seek independence and get angry

44
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what were the intolerable acts a result of

A

the boston tea party

45
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what were the first battles of the american revolution

A

Lexington and concord

46
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what are the 3 natural rights jefferson said all people had

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life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

47
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what is the proclamation line

A

the Appalachian mountains/ boundary the colonists couldnt cross

48
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why did georgia buy the stamps from britian

A

they needed the support from the british army because they worked as a buffer colony

49
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what does “no taxation without representation mean”

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colonists felt like they were being force to pay a tax they had no vote in making

50
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why were the lexington and concord battles known as the shot around the world

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the rest of the world was watching to see if the americans could fight and set their independence

51
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what was explained in the declaration of independence

A

colonists had God given rights that couldnt be taken away

52
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what was held as a result of the intolerable acts

A

first continental congress

53
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were the sons of liberty’s protests successful?

A

yes

54
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how did the sons of liberty protest against the stamp act

A

put tar and feathers on tax collectors, put hanging scarecrows with the tax collector’s name on it, and pulled the houses in on the customs workers

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