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History Chapter 6 Flashcards

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In 1766, _________ _______ ______ ________ once again became prime minister of Great Britain

A

William Pitt the Elder

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2
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Who is the Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Secretary of the treasury

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Who was the Chancellor of the Exchequer after William Pitt the Elder died

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Charles Townshend

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4
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Unlike William Pitt Charles Townshend did not _________ with the colonies

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Sympathize

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5
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Charles Townshend levied a series of taxes called the ___________ ______, on colonial imports from Britain

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Townshend Acts

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What system kept the colonies informed of the problems with England and let America’s position be known to the world

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Committee of Correspondence

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What was the incident called in Boston when some British soldiers killed three Bostonians

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Boston Massacre

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Instead of the War for Independence being a violent revolution of unorganized rioters it would be a calm, deliberate, well organized action of free people

A

.

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9
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When Lord North became prime minister all the Townshend Acts were repealed except for the tax on ____

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Tea

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10
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Why did the Parliament retain the tax on tea

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To remind the colonists that Parliament had the power to tax the colonists

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Who filled the newspapers with letters warning the colonists hat the peace with England was only temporary and that the real problems had not been solved

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Samuel Adams

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The _________ _____ canceled the American colonies western claims by extending the borders Quebec south to the Ohio River and west to the Mississippi, it also recognized Catholicism as the official religion of Quebec

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Quebec Act

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13
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What did the patriots of the Boston Tea Party disguise as

A

Indians

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14
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How many tea chests did the colonists dump into the harbor

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340

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15
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The __________ _____ made it legal for British officials to quarter British Soldiers in occupied buildings

A

Quartering Act

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16
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The ______ _____ _____ closed the port of Boston

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Boston Port Bill

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17
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What did the colonists call the quartering act and the Boston port bill

A

Intolerable Acts

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18
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Where were the Patriots collecting ammunition outside of Boston

A

Concord

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19
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Who rode through the night to warn their countrymen that the British were coming

A

Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Dr. Samuel Prescott

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20
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All of the colonists sent delegates to the first continental congress except ________

A

Georgia

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21
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What was the continental congress for

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to discuss what action should be taken in the impending crisis

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22
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On March 28,1775, _________ _________ made a speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses in which he foretold the fast approaching conflict and spoke the sentiments of an ever growing number of Americans.

A

Patrick Henry

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23
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What were volunteer militia men called

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minutemen

24
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Why were minutemen called minutemen

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because they had to be ready to protect there family and home in a minutes notice

25
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Where was Fort Ticonderoga located

A

on the shores of Lake Champlain, Ticonderoga

26
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What did Fort Ticonderoga guard

A

the main road between Canada and New York

27
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Who was elected president of the continental congress

A

John Hancock

28
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Why was the first shot of the Revolutionary War called A Shot Heard Around the World

A

because it would change the course of human history

29
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How many British and Americans were killed in the first battle of the Revolutionary War

A

British=273

American=93

30
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What did the sturdy pioneers from the green mountains that called themselves when they joined the patriot _______ ________

A

Green Mountain Boys, Ethan Allen

31
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What stronghold did Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys turn their attention to

A

Fort Ticonderoga

32
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Did Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga

A

yes

33
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The ________ ________ _________ was a petition from america to britain to have peace and in return give loyalty

A

Olive Branch Petition

34
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Did the British agree to the Olive Branch Petition

A

no

35
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What were Hessians

A

Professional Prussian soldiers (From Germany)

36
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What act did England issue that removed British protection from the colonies

A

Prohibitory Act

37
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_________ _____________ was commander in chief at the time of the second continental congress

A

George Washington

38
Q

Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill really fought

A

Breed’s Hill

39
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What was the first major battle of the revolutionary war called

A

Battle of Bunker Hill

40
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Who won the battle of bunker hill

A

british

41
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What petition asked the British the to come to reasonable terms and promising loyalty in return

A

Olive Branch Petition

42
Q

Where did Americans inherit their love of liberty and tradition

A

A long history of English Tradition

43
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__________ are people who remained loyal to the king and opposed the War for Independence.

A

Loyalists or Tories

44
Q

Who Published the pamphlet called Common Sense

A

Thomas Paine

45
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_________ _________ gave the colonists a detailed account of English liberties and the abuses of the monarchy and Parliament

A

Common Sense

46
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___________ _________ ______ presented a momentous resolution to the continental congress

A

Richard Henry Lee

47
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Led by ___________ ___________ that committee prepared the most important human statement of political principles in the history of the world

A

Thomas Jefferson

48
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On July 4,1776, our nation adopted the ________________ ___ _________________

A

Declaration of Independence

49
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where did Washington attack and defeated the British troops that came to capture him in Trenton

A

Princeton

50
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_________ ____________ was imprisoned as a spy twice and the third time sentenced to death but he escaped to the patriot forces

A

Haym Solomon

51
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Where did Washington capture nearly 1,000 Hessians and a good stock of valuable supplies

A

Trenton

52
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What two British officers would meet at Albany and try to divide New England from The Middle and Southern Colonies

A

General Howe and General John Burgoyne

53
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When did Washington capture nearly 1,000 Hessians and a good stock of valuable supplies

A

Christmas night,1776

54
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Who did General Howe send to catch Washington at Trenton

A

General Cornwallis

55
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Did Cornwallis catch Washington in Trenton

A

no

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