Mid Term Exam - American Revolution Flashcards
How did Abigail Adams contribute to the war effort?
She allow colonial soldiers to train at her home, and she fed them and provided clothing
Why did King George III pass the Intolerable Acts?
To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
After what battle did France sign an alliance with America?
The Battles of Saratoga
What was the purpose of the Second Continental congress?
To draft a petition to King George III asking for the right for the colonies to govern themselves
What country controlled Florida and the Louisiana Territory after the war ended?
Spain
Who arrived at Valley Forge and trained the Continental Army?
Baron von Steuben
How did the Treaty of Paris affect Native Americans?
They were displaced and pushed farther west as more of their lands were taken
How did the Articles of Confederation limit the poser of Congress?
Congress was not able to levy taxes or collect taxes
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who spied on Cornwallis at Yorktown to gain information about British reinforcements that were coming?
James Armistead
How did Mercy Otis Warren contribute to the war effort?
She wrote satire mocking loyalists and the Massachusetts governor
How did the Daughters of Liberty protest the British tariffs and laws?
They organized public spinning bees to make textiles, and they made Liberty Tea
Who wrote the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions?
Patrick Henry
Name three things that Benjamin Franklin did?
- Helped to draft and negotiate the Treaty of Paris
- Testified against the Stamp Act in the British Parliament
- Traveled to France as an ambassador to convince France to ally with the colonies
What was the name of a secret organization of patriots who opposed the British tariffs and laws and often used violence as a mean of protest?
Sons of Liberty
What was the name of the British policy that allowed the colonists to export raw materials ONLY to Great Britain for manufacturing, and then the colonies had to buy the manufactured goods from Great Britain?
Mercantilism
What was the name of the conflict between British troops and colonists in Boston that happened on March 5, 1770 where five colonists were killed?
Boston Massacre
What did the Declaration of Independence LIST from the colonists against King George III?
Grievances
What were the first battles of the American Revolution?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
What is the term used for the Hessians who were paid by the British to fight the colonists?
Mercenaries
The Declaration of Independence was heavily influenced by John Locke and contains the words “All men are created equal” - is also from WHAT period?
Enlightenment period
Describe 3 causes of the American Revolution:
- The French and Indian War.
Great Britain helped the colonists defeat the French.
After the war - Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which prevented western expansion by the colonists. British troops were stationed in the colonies to protect the colonists from the French settlers and Native Americans. The colonists were not happy about this Proclamation - New Taxes and Laws
Supplying British troops during and after the French and Indian War was expensive. The British Parliament decided the colonists should pay a large part of the debt since they benefitted from the war. Parliament thought it was fair to impose new tariffs and laws to pay for the war - - Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Townshend Act and the Tea Act - Colonial Protests
A group of patriots formed the Sons of Liberty in response to the new taxes and laws. They harassed and threatened stamp distributors and protested in the streets. Sometimes they used violence - such as the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party - Intolerable Acts
The British Parliament issued a number of harsh laws to punish the colonists for their resistance. The laws included the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act , the Administration of Justice Act, the Quartering Act and the Quebec Act. It was also known as the Coercive Acts. - Growing Unity Among Colonists
The British Parliament hoped that the new laws and taxes would control the colonists, but instead the colonists joined together because they felt their basic freedoms were being taken away. The colonists organized the Continental Congress - and began stockpiling weapons’ and formed one unified army. In 1776 the Continental Congress voted to fight for Independence - First Continental Congress
Representatives from the colonies met in 1774 to write a petition to British King George III to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
They denounced taxation without representation, and stated they did not want British troops to remain in the colonies.
They established a British goods boycott and proclaimed that they had the rights to life, liberty and property.
Give examples of the roles Native Americans played in the American Revolution
*Began to see the war as a threat to their freedom and land
*Many were on the side of the British because they saw the colonist as a greater threat - The British passed a law preventing colonist from moving WEST of the Appalachian Mountains
*They were hoping if Great Britain won the war the colonist would stop settling and spreading to their lad
*If they sided with the colonist it was due to the personal relationship between the colonist and Native Americans
*Believed the colonist had a right to fight for their freedom
*This caused a divide in the tribes that were once allies - and they began fighting each other (Iroquois)
*The Native Americans were not part of the Treaty of Paris - - They lost their lands around the Great Lake to the British and lands west of the Mississippi to the colonist.
How did America’s economy improved after the war ended?
- America was free to choose its trading partners and began to trade with European and Asian countries
- They built their own factories to manufacture good
- Western lands were opened up for farming
