Lesson 2 Flashcards
What was a patriot?
A colonist who opposes (or is against) the British rule?
To prepare(train)for possible war against Britain, many colonist joined what?
A militia
Who was the British general who sent soldiers to destroy the colonies military supplies in concord?
General Thomas Gage
Who warned the colonist that the British were coming to destroy the supplies? Give both names
Paul revere and William dawns
______ and________weret the first battles between the colonist & British soldiers.
Concord and Lexington
Where was bunker hill actually fought?
Breeds hill because it was closer to Boston
Who won and why?
The British won because the patriots ran out of ammunition
The second continental congress met in 1775. One of the decisions made at the meeting was that a______ would be created to go to war against Britain. George Washington was head of it.
Army
Also decided at the second continental congress was the sending of the Olive Branch petition to KG3. What did it say?
It asked KG3 to help end the conflict peacefully
What was the main reason the colonist opposed the British gov’nt?
Britain was not allowing the colonist to have a (voice) in (Parliament). The colonist felt they should be able to (elect/vote) a (representative) to parliament if they were going to be taxed by the Britain.” No taxation without representation!”
What two countries fought agains each other in the f and I war?
Britain and France
These two countries fought for the control of what land?
The Ohio river valley
In the f and I war, most American Indians were allies of which country and why?
France because they were the only country that would trade with the Indians and did not take over their land
Who won the F and I war therefore gaining a large amount of land.
Britain
To officially end the F and I war, the two countries signed what treaty?
The treaty of Paris
Specifically, the large amount of land this country gained as a result of the F and I war was Canada and most of the land___of the Mississippi River.
East
Because the British soldiers refused to leave the Ohio river valley, Chief Poniac led the american indians into battle. What was this called?
Pontiac’s rebellion
Britain made the proclamation line of 1763 to avoid fighting with whom?
The American Indians
What two groups were separated by the proclamation line of 1763?
The colonist and American Indians
Because the proclamation line of 1763 which recognized the American Indians land rights, colonist began to openly disagree with whom?
Britain/mama
What was the main reason Britain needed to tax the colonies?
To pay for the F and I war
What was the sugar act?
It was a tax on sugar coffee and cloth
Why did some merchants smuggle goods into the colony?
To avoid paying the tax
What was the stamp act?
It was a tax on anything printed on paper
