history the road to independence Flashcards
Cernal George Washington
George Washington 150 then to stop the building of the frensh fort duquesne
they were ambushed by the French French
this was attempt number one
GeneralEdward Broddock
Took 2000 men to Fort Duchenne
Draged heavy artillery and moved trees out of the way
Baddock was shot and killed
the washington rode back while 5 bullets passed through him and two horses were shot out from underneath him
William Pitt
send an expedition to Luisberg
cuts off all the shipping lanes to quebec and Montreal
Battle for Quebec
General Wolf for Great Britain and general Montclam for France
Great Britain scales cliff outside of quebec
the battle is on the fields of Abraham
both generals are killed
The Treaty of Paris (1763)
france loses all colonies in North America
Britain gets the east of the Mississippi and florida
spain gets the west of the Mississippi and Cuba
Pontiac rebellion
the algonquins chief is mad at the settlers for taking their land
they Raidfrom the great lakes to West Virginia
over 2000 soldiers and settlers were killed
neolin’s teachings
he says that the whites are the one who brought sin
and because of this all Native Americans are excluded from heaven
Pontiac interpreted this as only the British are evil
The English response to Pontiacs rebellion
they send a large amout troops to stop the uprising
first try at biological warfare
the proclamation of 1763 is born
what was the first try of biological warfare
was when the British laced handkerchiefs and blankets with smallpox
The stamp act
when the British made the English put a stamp on all important papers such as printed papers and documents
The colonial response to the stamp act
The colonists were mad because they were being taxed without representation
Britain argues that they have virtual representation
this is when the sons and daughters of liberty our born
The stamp act Congress
first organized and coordinated political action from the colonies
only nine colonies were able to attend
The colonial response continued
The Sons of liberty tarred and feathered the messagers of the British they boycott the Stamp act this caused a sharp decrease in trade
The repeal of the Stamp Act
daughters of liberty start making homemade goods and homemade fabrics this become popular
the nonimportation agreement is revealed
The declatory act of 1766
Britain has the right to tax the colonies
Britain says that self government is illegal
The Townsand program from 1767 to 1770
prime Minister Charles Townsend is elected
and his first tax is the Townsend act and it taxes tea glass paper and other goods
The Boston massacre begins
march 5, 1770
A 16-year-old yells at a british soldier that there is no honnor in the 29th the soldier is in the 29th also he’s a private
the private threatens to stab the16-year-old
The Boston massacre
20 colonies hear the commotion and come start yelling at the soldier and starts throwing snowballs at first then brick and other materails
someone yells fire and everybody comes out and joins in
Captain Preston comes seven guards to rescue the private
they get trapped by the colonists
what was the French and Indian war (1754 to 1763)
when france and britian fighting over the Ohio River Valley and the french build forts along the Ohio River
France I had 100,000 colonies and the British had 2 million colonists
The Boston massacre ending
the british make a defensive semi circle
a brick hits private Montgomery and he fires his weapon
all man pause and the fire
11 in the crowd are injured and 3 die instantly and 2 die later
The tea act of 1773
The British made all the only tea in the colonies become East India tea this lowered the price of tea
The Boston tea party
A shipment of East India T has been sitting in the harbor for four months
asks if the shipment can leave and it doesn’t
Samuel Adam calls a meeting in 5000 show up
adams says the can do no more for the country
40 Bostonians dress as Indians and throw 90,000 pounds of tea into the harbor
what are the intolerable acts of 1774
The Porta where the Boston Harbor is closed down
the Massachusetts government act where Massachusetts lagislature power is reduced
the administration act where royal officials accused of crimes are sent back to GB
quartering act enables more British troops to be housedin private homes
the quebec act extends the border of Canada
first Continental Congress
12 of the 13 colonies representatives are sent to Philadelphia
they are there from September to October 1774
they called for the immediate repeal of the intolerable acts
they pass the declaration of rights and grievances
