Lesson 3 US (with the end of lesson 2) Flashcards

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How was the 18th Century Colonial society?

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When was the Boston Tea Party?

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When was the founding of the US?

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What were the main causes of the revolt of the Americans against the Crown of England?

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When was the declaration of independance?

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Which American scientist was prominent in the 18th century?

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Isaac Newton

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What were the majors changes in colonial American society in the 18th century?

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Science and other things (check the power point)

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What is mercantilism and how did it profit England?

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Maximising taxes for imports

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What was the Indian trade?

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The natives would hunt to get pelts and furs and sell it to settlers that would send it to the UK

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What was the main source of export?

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Agriculture

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What were the 9 principal ressources exploited and what manufacturing were primarily exported to England, in exchange for surplus in England?

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Lumber to make ships
Ship building
Fisheries
Corn, wheat
Livestock, cattle
Tobacco,
Rice
Indigo Dye
Iron
Coal

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What would England send in exchange for American goods?

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Surplus, wool for example

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What issue in the trading between America and England arose?

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It was much more profitable to England

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By 1775 how was

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The America had a third of England’s population and produced 30% of it’s national wealth

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America had better conditions of living then any country on earth for non-servants

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What was salutary neglect?

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Because of a lack of fast means of communication, the Crown of England let the colonies organise themselves.

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What was the consequence of the salutary neglect?

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It made America gain more and more independance

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What was the seven years’ war?

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It was a conflict between (dates) …

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What was the French and Indian war?

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Opposed France and Great Britain in the colonies? Lasted 9 years between 1754-1763

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What kind of colonial restrictions were put into place?

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Between 1651 and 1765

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What were the Economics Restrictions made for?

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There was a competition between the Dutch and England. It was to combat that

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Navigation Laws,

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What was the Wool act?

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A restriction made to make sure colonies would not make wool so that England could still export it (to confirm)

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What was Pig Iron?

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Crude iron.
It was statutory that it had to be send to iron untransformed so that England could manufacture the goods, that would then be sold to the colonies
It was because of the Iron act 1750

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What was the sugar act?
Made to end the smuggling of goods that started after the Molasses Act 1733
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What were the Townshend acts?
4 Acts by the UK government to impose a direct revenu tax on the colonies In 1767
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What was the Tea Act?
1773 Put in place to rescue the British East India company that was in a difficult spot financially. Put a monopoly in place so that they would be the only one to sell tea. Was no longer profitable for other sellers as the prices from the company were extremely slow
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What was the consequence of the Tea Act?
The Boston tea Party. Thrown all the British Tea In the Boston Bay. Form of boycott.
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What was the Stamp Act?
1765 Tax on ... No Taxation without representation
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What was the Quartering Act?
British soldiers could stay in peoples home if they wanted to, for free, it was an obligation for the host 1765
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What role did the Puritans played in the revolution?
"A special experiment in human freedom" They implemented the idea that this was God's mission to create America the way it is; free. It was supposed to be a model for other countries to follow
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What poem is written on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty?
Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson George Washington
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What 3 important figures were essential to the Revolution?
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Who are the Founding Fathers?
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What was Aristotle's Polity?
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Who was Alexander Hamilton?
Secretary of Treasure under George Washington
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What was the Federalist Papers?
Hamilton wrote in it
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What was the Continental congress and it's history?
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Who was Jefferson?
Governor of Virginia Main author of the declaration of Indepence 3rd president In the Continental congress
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Hamilton's vision:
Individualism, competition, commercial Commercial and manufacturing based economy This was to strive for progress and this it the way according to him He was skeptical vision of human nature, he thought that a strong authoritative government was necessary. He was a federalist He was for taxes on imported goods heavily to fund the Bank of America
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Jefferson's vision
Liberal, egalitarian For an agriarian based economy For him, freedom was based on the ownership of land Education and Agriculture was the way to becoming virtuous He thought the power should be held primarily by individual states He was less elitist and had faith in the common man and their jugement what's right or wrong
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Who was Benjamin Franklin?
1706-1790 Rag-to-riches hero from a poor family Printer, investor, written, politician, inventor, diplomat and philanthropist Worked on electricity, the lightning rod as his invention Under the name of Richard Sandlers "Poor RIchard's Almanac", that was a best seller
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When was the declaration of independence?
4th of July 1776
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1775
The beginning of the battle between Britain and America
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