History MC Flashcards
An official message sent from Congress to King Geo III where the colonists were trying to keep peace in England.
a. Treaty of Paris
b. Olive Branch Petition
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Proclamation of 1763
b. Olive Branch Petition
Formal agreement between the US and Great Britain in which Great Britain recognized the US as an independent country.
a. Treaty of Paris
b. Olive Branch Petition
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Proclamation of 1763
a. Treaty of Paris
An order by King Geo III that blocked colonist from settling lands west of Appalachian Mountains.
a. Treaty of Paris
b. Olive Branch Petition
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Proclamation of 1763
d. Proclamation of 1763
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 that told King Geo III that colonists no longer wanted to be part of England
a. Treaty of Paris
b. Olive Branch Petition
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Proclamation of 1763
c. Declaration of Independence
American colonist who did NOT support independence from Great Britain
a. Patriots
b. Loyalists
c. Militia
d. Mercenaries
b. Loyalists
American colonist who supported independence from Great Britain.
a. Patriots
b. Loyalists
c. Militia
d. Mercenaries
a. Patroits
Soldiers who are paid to fight for a country they are not from.
a. Patriots
b. Loyalists
c. Militia
d. Mercenaries
d. Mercenaries
A military force of volunteers
a. Patriots
b. Loyalists
c. Militia
d. Mercenaries
c. Militia
Tax on imports
a. Political revolution
b. Taxation
c. Tariff
d. Grievance
c. Tariff
A complaint.
a. Political revolution
b. Taxation
c. Tariff
d. Grievance
d. Grievance
Process of collecting money from citizens in order to fund government expenses.
a. Political revolution
b. Taxation
c. Tariff
d. Grievance
b. Taxation
Process of changing from one govt structure to another.
a. Political revolution
b. Taxation
c. Tariff
d. Grievance
a. Political revolution
Freedom from rule by others.
a. Boycott
b. Articles of Confederation
c. Independence
d. Ally
c. independence
Nation who is a military partner.
a. Boycott
b. Articles of Confederation
c. Independence
d. Ally
d. ally
The first plan of govt for the US
a. Boycott
b. Articles of Confederation
c. Independence
d. Ally
b. Articles of Confederation
To refuse to buy goods from a certain business or govt
a. Boycott
b. Articles of Confederation
c. Independence
d. Ally
a. Boycott
A fight that escalated between colonists and British soldiers leading to 5 colonists being killed and one of the main events that led to American Revolution
a. Boston Tea Party
b. Boston Massacre
c. French and Indian War
d. Minutemen
b. Boston Massacre
A group of men pledge to take up arms at a minute’s notice during & immediately before the American Revolution.
a. Boston Tea Party
b. Boston Massacre
c. French and Indian War
d. Minutemen
d. Minutemen
Known in Europe as the 7 Years War, this involved the Native Americans, English, French and colonists. They were all fighting over land they were trying to prove was theirs.
a. Boston Tea Party
b. Boston Massacre
c. French and Indian War
d. Minutemen
c. French and Indian War
Members of Sons of Liberty boarded ships carrying British tea and dumped tea in harbor to protest the Tea Act
a. Boston Tea Party
b. Boston Massacre
c. French and Indian War
d. Minutemen
a. Boston Tea Party
