Part 3 Flashcards
Prime minister who helped issue the proclamation of 1763
George Grenville
Ottaua chief
Killed by a Kaskaskia Indian assassin in 1769
Pontiac
Parsons cause
A case involving the pay of Anglican clergy in VA brought his fiery rhetic to public
Patrick Henry
Major cause of American revolution
British govt thought parliament only had right to tax
United many colonist together for first time
Prior to this colonist didn’t feel like they had much in common with each other
Taxation
Under Robert Walpole
1721-1742 - avoided stirring up trouble in NA
Salutary neglect
Colonist being taxed extra for no reason
Many credit James Otis pamphlet protesting sugar act for this slogan
No taxation without representation
George Granville’s idea - taxing or the purpose of raising money
Under this act when a colonist bought a legal document newspaper etc had to pay a small tax. Stamp represented they pd the tax
Sparked a massive protest and united the colonist
Stamp act of 1765
Led the way in protest against the stamp act
Riots in Boston
Destroyed the Vice-Admiralty courts and records
Destroyed home of mass. Lt. Gov homes Hutchinson
Sons of liberty
Passed day after stamp act repealed march 18, 1766
British parliament stated they had full power and authority to make laws and statues of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people f America subjects to the crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever
Declaratory act if 1766
Called for colonial assemblies and colonist to pay for quartering of troops
Quartering acts of 1765, 1766, 1774
Becomes prime minister after quartering acts
Due to illness not same as he was during 7 yrs war
William Pitt
March 4, 1770
A false fire alarm put everyone into the streets
Colonist taunted British soldiers and soldiers lost cool, fired into the crowd
5 Bostonians killed several wounded
First to die- runaway slave Crispis Atrucks
Soldiers put on trial for murder
Boston massacre
Failed as a brewer
Major leader of sons of liberty
Excellent writer and trouble maker
Called the Penman or Propagandist of the American revolution
Sam Adams
Became prime minister in 1770 and served fr most of revolution
A sycophant
Americans called him corpulent
Smart and realized townshed duties were loosing money
Frederick Lord North
A patriot who encouraged the jury to look at the facts in the case of the Boston massacre murder trials-
Knew the truth would triumph
John Adams
The co over speculated in tea
The event that triggered a direct path to the Revolution
If co failed Britain would lose control of this valuable colony
Politicians owned stock so didn’t want co to fail
British east India co and the tea act of 1773
Would have actually lowered prices of tea
Colonist thought it would set a precedent for Parliament to create a monopoly on tea
The tea act
Thursday, dec 16, 1773
Sam Adams and sons of liberty disguised as Mohicans destroyed all the tea in Boston harbor
Boston tea party
Boston port act- closed harbor until tea taxes pd
Administration of justice act- tried in England courts
Massachusetts act- king appt officials, town meeting agenda had
to be approved
Quartering Act of 1764- putting in people’s home against their freedom
Coercive acts
A series of laws passed that stripped Massachusetts of freedoms following Boston tea party
All the above acts collectively were known as?
The intolerable acts
Imploring George III to stop the tyranny of Parliament and some of his advisors. Most people think king is good, just getting bad advice .
John Dickinson “petition to the king”
The shot heard around the world
April 19, 1775- known as patriots day
Lexington and concord
Loyal to Britain during revolution
Loyalist also known as Tories
Colonist who were against British control
Patriots/Whigs
Met in Philadelphia may 10, 1775
All 13 colonies were represented
They would become the body governing the American revolution
No real sediment for independence, a desire that king would ease up on grievances
The second continental congress
Foreigners with a reputation for butcher
Mercenaries Hired by British to fight Americans
Hessians
July 4, 1776 Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of independence
Seemed unbeatable
Best military in world -
Well equipped, paid, fed
Advantages of British
Not well funded
No basic supplies, boots and blankets
Disadvantages of American troops
War on homeland
British took months to ship over the seas supplies, soldiers, etc
Not giving up independence fighting fora grand cause
Advantages of American army
Took place morning of dec 26, 1776
Washington captured nearly all the Hessian forces here
Boosted America’s army and inspired reinlistment
The battle of Trenton
