History Flashcards
American revolution
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
American revolution
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
American revolution
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
American revolution
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B. A British tax that was introduced after the Townshend Act was repealed.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A. A British tax that was introduced after the Townshend Act was repealed.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.
Industrial revolution
What are the causes of the Industrial Revolution in Britain? Name at least 2.
- Britain had large amounts of iron-ore that was used to make machinery and railways.
- Britain had large amounts of coal was used af fuel for iron furnaces and for steam engines.
- New sources of power such as water and steam were used to power machines more efficiently.
- The population was growing quickly. This ment there were more customers to buy goods and more workers for factories.
- Changes in farming meant that more food could be grown to feed the growing population.
- Trade became much more free with the decline of feudalism.
- Ambitious businessmen were able to use their money in new inventions and factories.
- Britain was expanding her transport. Her colonies became an important source of raw materials and provided new transportation for manufactured goods.
Industrial revolution
What is the spinning frame?
The invention of the spinning frame helped to ______ the amount of cotton thread that could be produced because it was powered by ______ power instead of ______ power.
The invention of the spinning frame helped to increase the amount of cotton thread that could be produced because it was powered by water power instead of muscle power.
Industrial revolution
What is the steam engine?
The invention of the steam engine resulted in the creation of ______ factories, and it increased ______ production in places where water power was ______.
The invention of the steam engine resulted in the creation of semi-automated factories, and it increased goods production in places where water power was not avaliable.
Industrial revolution
What is the spinning jenny?
The invention of the spinning jenny helped to ______ the Industrial Revolution in the ______ industry.
The invention of the spinning jenny helped to start the Industrial Revolution in the textile industry.
Industrial revolution
What is the cotton gin?
The invention of the cotton gin revolutionalized the ______ industry by greatly ______ the tedious process of removing ______ and ______ from cotton fiber.
The invention of the cotton gin revolutionalized the cotton industry by greatly speeding up the tedious process of removing seeds and husks from cotton fiber.
WW1
What is the alliance system of Britian, France and Russia before the war called?
T_ _ _ _ _ E_ _ _ _ _ _
Triple Entente
WW1
What is used to defend the trench from attacking soldiers called?
B_ _ _ _ _ W_ _ _
Barbed Wire
WW1
What is the name of the German plan to win the war?
S_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Schlieffen (plan)
WW1
What is the region in southeastern Europe that was causing increased tension between Austria-Hungary and Russia called?
B_ _ _ _ _ _
Balkans
