Revolution Review Flashcards
French and Indian war
Britain vs France
France surrendered Canada and all the lands east of the Mississippi to the British. Cause of britains war debt, it said that colonists should pay for their own defense
Proclamation of 1763
Ended French and Indian war. Said tags Americans weren’t allowed to settle west of the Appalachian mountains-made Americans mad
Sugar act and American reaction
Tax on sugar and other products shipped to the colonies;made these products more expensive for colonists to buy.
They said taxation without representation is tyranny
Stamp act and American reaction
All documents had to carry a stamp saying a tax had been payed.
Many protested. Formed sons of Liberty
Townshend acts and American reaction
Taxed goods imported to colonies
Boycotts encouraged people not to buy American goods
Tea act and American reaction
Gave a monopoly on the sale of tea to the British East Indies tea company.
Boston tea party-> intolerable acts
Intolerable acts and reaction
Intended to punish colonies by closing Boston port
Formed 1st continental congress
Representation and reaction
Colonists had no representation
No taxation without representation
Boston massacre
British soldiers fired into a crowd of Bostonians and killed several civilians
Purposes of declaration
Declare independence, list the grievances of the colonists, establish many American ideas about freedom
Greviances in declaration
King imposed taxes without consent, made military power superior, large army, quartered troops, refused colonist permission to petition for a redress of their grievances, judges dependent on his will
Where is King imposed taxes without consent addressed
US constitution
Where is the king made military power superior to the civil government found
Consitution
Where is the king had keep a large standing army among the colonist found
Congress
Where is quartering found
3rd amendment
Where is the king refused colonists permission to petition for a redress of their greviances found
1st amendment
Where is the king made judges dependency on his will found
All federal judges are appointed for life
Patriots
Resisted King George
Loyalists
Loyal to king George
Lexington and concord
First battles of revolution, British planned to arrest Sam Adams, Paul revers ride, British retreated
Common sense
Pamphlet written by Paine; Americans should seek independence
Navigation acts
Laws passed to make sure England controlled American trade according to the idea of mercantilism
Saratoga
Turning point of war; British build to break American fortifications near Saratoga, New York; a large British army was forced to surrender; important victory because it influence for nations to support the American and it’s war against Britain
Winter at valley forge
Symbol of suffering encourage; extremely rough conditions for American soldiers soldiers use the time to train while British partied in Philadelphia
American crisis
Pamphlet written by paine to urgent keep fighting
Yorktown
Last major battle of war
Treaty of Paris 1783
And it American Revolution, 13 colonies were now independent from Britain, boundaries of new nation, Britain did not say when they would leave the forts they occupied on Western front tier
Articles of Confederation
First plan for a new American government, written by the second Continental Congress, it created the Confederation Congress, eventually failed
Strength of articles
Kept the nation United during the revolution, past the Northwest ordinance, negotiate a treaty of Paris
Weaknesses of articles
No navy, no power to tax, no national executive, no national court system, all 13 states had to agree to amend
How many branches of government did they have in the articles
1
Shays rebellion
Farmers in Massachusetts rebelled against high taxes; important because it made people realize that the articles are not working
Northwest ordinance
Passed by the ConfederationCongress, when the population of free males reach 5000 they could have a local legislator, when population reach 60,000 they could become a state
Abigail Adams
Wife of John Adams; advocate of women’s rights; spoke up for a married woman property rights; while husband was away, she managed farm and raise four children
John Adams
Defendant British soldiers involved in the Boston massacre
Went worth chestwell
Grandson of the slaves; serve as a soldier in their American revolution; on the night before Lexington and Concord he rode through country warning people of soon to come become British Invasion
Mercy Otis Warren
Wrote place that attacked loyalists and British leaders; known as the conscience of the American Revolution
James Armistead
Fought for the Americans during the revolution; spied on British and reported finding to Lafayette; the information he reported help the cause the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Bernardo de Galvez
He secured the port of New Orleans during the American Revolution
Crispus Attucks
Son of African-American father and Native American mother; ex slave; sailor; killed at Boston massacre
Haym Salom
Polish born Jewish immigrants to America; financer of the American Revolution and member of the sons of liberty
Patrick Henry
Made war is inevitable speech; give me liberty or give me death
Marquis de Lafayette
Wealthy French noblemen who served in the American army without pay; helped Cornwallis surrender at York town
Thomas Paine
Influential writer during American Revolution; wrote commonsense and American crisis
John Paul jones
Naval hero; captured many British supply ships; he said I have not yet begun to fight
Jefferson
Drafted Declaration of Independence
King George 3
King of England during revolution
Sam Adams
Criticized sugar act, organized colonial opposition to stamp act, organized sons of Liberty and committees of correspondence, played part in planning Boston pea party
Washington
Commander of continental army
Ben Franklin
Helped write declaration, helped win French support for Americans in 1778, negotiated treaty with Britain, participated in consitutional convention
