History Test (American Revolution) Flashcards
What is the year (start to finish) of the American Revolution?
1775-1781
After the French and Indian War, why were the colonists angry with the British?
The colonists were angry at the British because it was the end of salutary neglect and the colonists had to pay many taxes to pay off the French and Indian War debt.
Evaluate how salutary neglect benefitted the colonists.
Salutary neglect benefitted the colonists because they got to be ignored by King George III as well as Britain which helped the colonists be independent from their mother country and not be taxed. However, salutary neglect does not benefit the colonists because in the end they had to pay for the French and Indian War through taxes and salutary neglect came to an end due to Britain’s debt. Overall, salutary neglect did benefit the colonists while it lasted because of the disregard of King George III, not being unified with one another, and not having to pay taxes.
What did the British government impose? Did the colonists have consent?
The British Parliament in London (led by Prime Minister George Grenville) imposed new laws, taxes, and restrictions without the colonists input. (No taxation without representation.)
What was the sugar act? Where was it coming from?
A tax on sugar and molasses- used to make rum. The West Indies (a British colony) had sugar and molasses.
What kind of tax was the sugar act?
An external tax.
Why did the British specifically tax sugar?
The British specifically taxed sugar because the British colony, the West Indies had sugar and molasses, so because the British had a lot of sugar and molasses they wanted to benefit by making money from taxing the sugar.
Analyze why the colonists feel that they had the right to be represented in Parliament. (The Sugar act lowered the prices for molasses, but taxed sugar.)
The colonists felt that they had the right to be represented in Parliament because they felt that the Sugar Act violated their rights as legal British citizens. James Oties then went on to argue with the Parliament stating that the British government does not have a right to tax the colonists due to no representation to debate the tax. Lastly, the colonists felt that their input was not included in the Parliament’s decision of the Sugar Act.
What is the currency act?
The colonists have to use sliver or gold coins, not paper money.
Why did the British force the colonists to use silver and gold coins?
The British forced the colonists to use silver and gold coins because it kept the colonies dependent on the British, helped Britain establish a standardized currency, and benefitted the British economy. (Was easier)
What year was the Sugar Act and Currency Act?
1764
What is the Quartering Act? Where did the colonists sleep?
Colonists must open their houses to allow British soldiers to stay in them. The colonists slept on the floor.
What does the Quartering Act lead to?
Leads to the 3rd Amendment created in 1789, after the American Revolution when the colonists were U.S citizens.
Explain the 3rd Amendment.
The Third Amendment is how you do not have to open your house and let a stranger sleep in it.
What is the Stamp Act and give examples of what had to be stamped?
A colonist must pay for a stamp to be put on all paper goods. Ex, newspapers, writing paper, legal documents, playing cards, etc.
How did the Stamp Act impact the colonists?
The Stamp act impacted the colonists because it eventually starts the rebellion and independence from Britain for the colonists.
Why did the British choose paper to impose the Stamp Act?
The British choose paper because paper is something the British did not have a lot of, but the colonists did. The British’s master plan was that if they had the colonists put a stamp on all paper goods, the British would benefit from the colonists money spent on stamps.
How were the British merchants hurt by the Stamp Act? Think about boycotts.
The British merchants were hurt by the Stamp Act because the colonists stopped all purchasing of goods from Britain, which can affect the flow of money for the merchants as well as the British economy.
Why did the Stamp Act really anger the colonists?
The colonists were used to governing their own colonies/laws etc.
Boycott and who does a boycott hurt?
A protest in which citizens decide not to buy a product from another country. A boycott hurts an economy on purpose and also hurts middle class.
What does Patrick Henry say? Who is he like? What does he encourage?
Patrick Henry says, “Give me liberty or give me death.” He dramatic like Ben Franklin. He encourages a boycott of British goods.
What are some countries that the U.S is currently boycotting and why?
The U.S is boycotting Russia due to them invading Ukraine, Aran due to their nuclear weapons, North Korea, etc.
Fully explain: “No taxation without representation.”
No taxation without representation is a saying that means the government has no right to tax a citizen without their approval and representation in any shape, way, or form.
Explain the following, “Taxation without representation is tyranny.” James Oties
James Oties is stating that if the Parliament taxes without anyone to represent the colonists point of view, the Parliament is abusing its power.
The Sons of Liberty lead what and was lead by who? =
The Sons of Liberty organized protest, boycotts and they were lead by Sam Adams. The Sons of Liberty= Homespun.
Who were the customs officials?
Looked to see if you had any smuggled goods or goods without stamps. The colonists hated the customs officials and were tarred and feathered.
Why did GB repeal the Stamp Act? Think Ben Franklin.
Britain feared that if they did not listen to repealing the Stamp Act by Ben Franklin’s request that the Albany Plan of Union would cause the colonies to unite and rebel.
What was the message of the Declaratory Act?
The message of the Declaratory Act is that even though the Parliament repealed the Stamp Act does not mean they do not possess power and confirms that the Parliament will tax as it pleases.
What year was the Stamp Act and Quartering Acts?
1765
What year was the Stamp Act repealed and the Declaratory Acts came about?
1766
What is the Townshend Acts?
A tax on imported goods to the colonies-especially tea.
Tariff (Briefly Explain)
A tax on imported goods from government. Cheaper- the consumer gets all the money.
Where is the tea coming from?
The tea is coming from the East Indies (India) which is a British colony.
What are Writs of Assistance? What did it lead to?
The British could search homes for smuggled goods without a search warrant. It lead to the 4th Amendment.
What is the 4th Amendment?
The Fourth Amendment is how you have to have a search warrant to search for smuggled goods.
Why would the British government view the acts of the colonists as treason (betraying your country)? (Not Gaspee)
The British government viewed the acts of the colonists as treason because the British did not believe in boycotts or protesting due to the colonists not buying goods from their “mother country” and this affected the flow of money for the British economy.
Why would the colonists be upset about the British not being required to have a search warrant?
The colonists would be upset about the British not being required to have a search warrant because colonists believed that individuals should be notified about the custom of officials searching for taxable goods without a search warrant. This also began the decrease of popularity for the tax collectors and the escape of many due to threats on their lives.
The Writs of Assistance were unjust because..
Unfair to the colonists because where ever they went, they would be found guilty.
What unintended outcome does the Writs of Assistance lead to?
- The colonists unify.
- Psychological break- I can deal with this and they are starting to rebel.
What did the Committees of Observation do? What was it..
They were colonists who kept an eye out on each colony to make sure the colonists were boycotting goods. It was intimating.
Where the colonists loyal to the colony or Britain? - Is an example of…
Peer-pressure. “Group Think”. Going with the crowd.
Background of the Boston Massacre, what did the British do to intimidate the colonists?
The British soldiers (Redcoats) arrived in Boston basically to remind the colonists that they were British subjects.
What did the Redcoats do that really angered the colonists?
The Redcoats hired themselves out as workers due to being paid poorly by the British. They worked for less money than the colonists allowing the jobs to hire the British because they were cheaper.
What year was the Boston Massacre?
1770
What had the colonists done to the British Soldiers and as a result what happened?
Someone threw a snowball at the British soldiers- what it nails or ice? As a result, 5 colonists were killed.
Was the Boston Massacre really a massacre? Explain. Also give an example of what it whas?
The Boston Massacre was not really a massacre because the soldiers did not intend to slaughter the British citizens, the accident was all out of personal fear and peer-pressure. Also, the murder of the five British citizens was not an absolute amount of individuals being killed and was not tremendously violent. (Click Bait)
Why did Sam Adams call the incident that happened in Boston a “massacre”?
Sam Adams called the incident a massacre because he would receive more public sympathy if many people were killed.
John Adams defended the British soldiers. He said, “This is what democracy looks like.”
Explain what he meant.
When John Adams said, “This is what democracy looks like”, he meant that all people, even the soldiers should have a fair trial due to the democracy government and being just exemplifies a true self-government.
Why did John Adams defend the British soldiers in court? Who was he really trying to influence?
John Adams defended the British soldiers in court because Adams felt that in a true democracy, everyone should be represented. John Adams was really trying to convince the colonists to break away.
What did Sam Adams coordinate where the colonies could send information to each other about British actions?
Committees of Correspondence.
Why was Sam Adams called a firebrand?
Sam Adams was called a firebrand because he convinces people to do something. (An influencer)
What was the verdict (decision of the judge) in the case against the British soldiers? What is another name for the British Soldiers besides Redcoats?
The verdict in the case was not against the British soldiers because they were found not guilty and their killing of the colonists was out of self-defense. Another name is Lobster Backs.
What did the colonists do in reaction to the verdict? ()
In response the colonists sunk/destroyed the British warship, the Gaspee. The Gaspee acted as a police boat and stopped smuggled goods from entering Britain. (British citizens destroying a British ship)
Why did the British get very upset by the colonists’ response?
The British got very upset about the colonists response of treason and destroying their ship the Gaspee, so they could no longer search for smuggled goods.
What act the the British put in place? EXPLAIN THE ACT!
The British put in place the Tea Act where the BEIC tea was the only tea that could be sold in the colonies.
What is the tiny result of the Tea Act?
The colonists boycotted the buying of British tea.
What was the MAJOR response that the colonies had as a result of the Tea Act?
A major response was the Boston Tea Party, where the colonists cowardly dressed up as Native Americans and dumped the BEIC tea into Boston Harbor.
The British East India Company imported tea from the British colony of India to the colonists. Why did the British want a monopoly on tea?
The British wanted a monopoly on tea because in the event of a monopoly, all the countries would purchase tea from Britain due to the cheaper pricing than the tea that was smuggled.
Why did the Sons of Liberty dress as Native Americans?
The Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans because they wanted the British to believe that the Ingenious people dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor, to avoid getting caught or punished. Also, the Sons of Liberty wanted to retain the title of loyal British citizens.
What acts did the British put in place? What did the colonists call these same acts? Why would they call them different things?
The British put in the Coercive Acts, but the colonies called them the Intolerable Acts. They would call them different things because they have different point of views.
