Mid Unit Test Review Flashcards
How did the British become the most important power in North America?
They defeated the French
What was the French and Indian War?
A war between the British and the French over power and land in North America
What was the Stamp Act and how did the colonists feel about it?
Tax on paper goods/colonists were angered because they thought the tax unfair
What did the colonists do to express their feelings about the Stamp Act?
Wrote pamphlets, sent out petitions, and protested
What does the phrase “no taxation without representation” mean?
The colonists should not be taxed or governed with out having someone represent them.
The British government did repeal the stamp Act. Why were the colonists still angry?
A new tax was placed on the colonists (The tea tax) The colonists still had no representation.
Describe the incident that became known as the Boston Massacre.
A Redcoat fired his musket into the angry crowd of colonists. Five people were dead.
Why did the Sons of Liberty dump chests of tea into the Boston Harbor?
As a protest to the tea tax so no one would purchase the tea from Britain
The British people and government were shocked when the news reached Britain about the Boston Tea Party. How did the Parliament punish the colonists?
Imposed a set of laws/ Intolerable Acts:
- Port Act
- Justice Act
- Quartering Act
- Government Act
Why did the people of Massachusetts call the new laws Intolerable Acts?
They were too painful and hard to accept
How did the other colonies respond when they heard about the new laws Britain was imposing?
The colonists were alarmed and angry and thought the same thing could happen to them. They sent the First Continental Congress to represent them and prepared to fight.
What three things did the people do to prepare to fight for their liberty?
Stockpile weapons, organize militia men and prepare to fight
What was the first job of the First continental Congress?
Draft grievances and concerns to the Parliament
What colony did not join the Fist continental Congress and why?
Georgia because they prospered under the King and did not want to lose that relationship.
How did Paul Revere know the British were coming by boat?
Two lanterns were lit in the belfry
Why is the Battle of Lexington and Concord also known as the “shot that was heard around the world” ?
It was the start of the Revolutionary War. Word about the battle was spread quickly throughout the world. This war would change history.
The colonists felt they needed their independence as a result of what three problems?
Unfair taxes and laws, military force, removal of rights
How was the Battle of Bunker Hill both a victory and a defeat?
A victory because they forced the militia from the Hill
A defeat because they lost twice as many men as the colonists
List two ways the Second Continental Congress functioned as a government.
Made laws, printed paper money, set up a postal service, appointed generals and ambassadors, created an army
Who was put in charge of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who helped convince the colonists to declare independence from Britain?
Thomas Paine
Wrote the pamphlet called Common Sense
Why did Thomas Paine believe that monarchy was a foolish way to run a country?
God made us all equal. Foolish to think one man could rule over millions.
What form of government did Paine want to replace the monarchy?
Republic-a government made up of elected representatives
Who is the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams and Ben Franklin reviewed the document
What does the Declaration of Independence outline?
Reasons for the colonists’ desire for independence from Britain
