Revolutionary War Flashcards
What was salutary neglect?
An unofficial policy to relax the enforcement of some laws and regulations
Why did the British end the policy of salutary neglect?
They needed more money for a standing army so they could force colonists to pay taxes
What was the name of the first act passed by parliament to raise revenue in the colonies and what did it do?
It was the sugar act, it was a tax on sugar and molasses. It also banned foreign items.
When was the stamp act passed and what did it do?
Passed in March of 1765, required colonists to pay for a stamp/seal when buying paper items
Was kind of law was the stamp act and was does it mean?
It was an ex post facto law which means it changes the legal consequences of actions that were committed before the law
Who formed the sons of liberty and in what city?
Samuel Adams in Boston
What was the famous phrase used by Patriots?
No taxation without representation
Who drafted and gave the famous illusion of hope speech?
Patrick Henry
What document did the stamp act congress adopt and what were 2 things that it said?
They adopted the declaration of rights and grievances it said colonists possessed the rights of Englishmen and trial by jury is a right
One of the provisions of the Townshend acts was that it gave royal governors and judges a salary paid from the royal treasury. Why did the colonists not like this?
It removed power from colonial assemblies
The British military occupation of Boston beginning led to what significant event?
Boston massacre
Parliament repealed all the Townshend acts with the exception of what?
Tax on tea
What 2 things did the tea act of 1773 grant to British east India company, and why were the colonists upset?
Gave license to export tea straight to colonies and monopoly on tea. Colonists were upset because it threatened to put American merchants out of business
The tea act led to what major event organized by the sons of liberty in December of 1773?
Boston tea party
Name 2 things that the intolerable acts imposed on the colonists of Massachusetts.
Forced colonists to house British soldiers and closed Boston harbor until all tea is payed for
Name 1 of the things the delegates of the first continental congress agreed to.
The right to assemble peacefully
Name the first battle of the war for independence.
The battles of Lexington and concord
The second continental congress became de facto government of the colonies what does this mean?
It means that in exists in fact but not by law
Who did the second continental congress appoint as commander in chief of the continental army?
George Washington
What was the olive branch petition and who drafted it?
It was a last ditch effort for peace with Britain and John Dickinson drafted it
Who wrote the famous pamphlet common sense?
Thomas Paine
Name the committee of five who drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson,
Robert Livingston, Rodger Sherman
What was the name of the resolution that the second continental congress debated concerning American independence?
Lee resolution
What day and year did the second continental congress vote unanimously for independence.
July 2, 1776
