History Flashcards
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What was an idea of John Locke?
A. Governments are supposed to protect people’s lives, property, and liberty.
B. The powers of government should be shared between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.
C. All people are born equal and free.
D. People should enjoy/have freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
A
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What was an idea of Montesquieu?
A. Governments are supposed to protect people’s lives, property, and liberty.
B. The powers of government should be shared between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.
C. All people are born equal and free.
D. People should enjoy/have freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
B
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What was an idea of Rousseau?
A. Governments are supposed to protect people’s lives, property, and liberty.
B. The powers of government should be shared between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.
C. All people are born equal and free.
D. People should enjoy/have freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
C
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What was an idea of Voltaire?
A. Governments are supposed to protect people’s lives, property, and liberty.
B. The powers of government should be shared between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.
C. All people are born equal and free.
D. People should enjoy/have freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
D
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What does British Governors mean?
A. A series of laws passed by the Birtish to punish the colonists for the Bonston Tea Party.
B. A British tax that was introduced after the Townshend Act was repealed.
C. British officals who ruled over each colony.
D. A law that banned colonist from settling on land west of the Appalachian mountians.
C
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What is the Navigation Act?
A. A law that banned colonist from settling on land west of the Appaklachain mountians.
B. A series of laws that banned the colonist from trading with any other country except Britain.
C. A British tax which taxed goods such as glass, paper, lead, paint and tea.
D. An event when British soldiers opened fire killing five unarmed colonists.
B
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What does Royal Proclamtion mean?
A. A British tax that was introduced after the Townshend Act was repealed.
B. British officals who ruled over each colony.
C. A law that banned colonist from settling on land west of the Appaklachain mountians.
D. A series of laws that banned the colonist from trading with any other country except Britain.
C
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What is the Stamp Act?
A. A series of laws that banned the colonist from trading with any other country except Britain.
B. A British tax which taxed goods such as glass, paper, lead, paint and tea.
C. An event when British soldiers opened fire killing five unarmed colonists.
D. A British tax introduced after the French and Indian war to help the British pay their debts.
D
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What are the Townshend Acts?
A. A series of laws that banned the colonist from trading with any other country except Britain.
B. A British tax which taxed goods such as glass, paper, lead, paint and tea.
C. An event when British soldiers opened fire killing five unarmed colonists.
D. A British tax introduced after the French and Indian war to help the British pay their debts.
B
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What is the Bonston Massacere?
A. A law that banned colonist from settling on land west of the Appaklachain mountians.
B. A series of laws that banned the colonist from trading with any other country except Britain.
C. A British tax which taxed goods such as glass, paper, lead, paint and tea.
D. An event when British soldiers opened fire killing five unarmed colonists.
D
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What is the Tea Act?
A. A Birtish tax that was introduced after the Townshed Act was repealed.
B. British officials who ruled over each colony.
C. A law that banned the colonist from settling on land west of the Appalanchian mountains.
D. A series of law that banned the colonists from trading with any other country except Britain.
A
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What are the Intolerbale Acts?
A. A series of laws passes by the British to punish the colonists for the Bonston Tea Party.
B. An event when British soldiers opened fire killing five unharmed colonists.
C. A British tax that was introduced after the Townshend Act was repealed.
D. British officials who ruled over each colony.
A
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Explain the Boston Massacre.
It happened in ______.
A group of ______ had gathered to protest against ______ outside the ______ in Boston.
A group of ______ or ‘______’ opened fire killing ______ colonists.
The colonists were ______.
It happened in 1770.
A group of colonists had gathered to protest against taxes outside the tax office in Boston.
A group of British soldiers or ‘red coats’ opened fire killing 5 colonists.
The colonists were unarmed.
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Explain the Boston Tea Party.
It happened in ______.
A group of ______ disguised as ______ boarded ______.
They threw around ______ boxes into ______.
The protest became known as ______.
It happened in 1773.
A group of colonists disguised as native Americans boarded British ships.
They threw around 340 boxes into Boston harbour.
The protest became known as the Bonston Tea Party.
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What are the reasons why the American colonist won the War of Independence? Name at least 2.
- General George Washington was an excellent military leader. For example, he kept his army together despite the many setbacks they faced.
- The British made many mistakes. For example, General Burgoune’s army was ill-equipped to fight the colonists on his march south from Canada. This led to his defeat at Saratoga.
- The American colonist used guerilla tactics that were more suited to the terrain. For example, they used sharp-shooters and ambushes to inflict heavy casualties on the British.
- The French intervened in the war on the side of the American colonists. The French navy stopped British from resupplying their army. This led to the American victory at Yorktown.
- The Americans used inoculation to stop the spread of the deadly disease, smallpox. This led to less deaths amongst their army.
- Baron von Steuben, a Prussian military officer, helped to organize and train the American army at their winter camp at Valley forge. He helps to transform them into a well-trained, and disciplined army.
