Revolutionary War Flashcards
In response the the Proclamation of 1763 the colonists
ignored British law and pushed west across the Appalachians
Colonists DIDNT find the sugar act of 1764 particularly onerous because
it raised import duties to an all time high
The repeal of the Stamp Act indicated the British
were willing to compromise with the colonists
The Tea Act of 1773
was an effort to save the British east India company from bankruptcy
which act of parliment confirmed that the American colonists were subordinate
Declaratory
List the tea act, Townsend revenue acts, stamp act and sugar act in chronological order
Sugar, stamp, Townsend, tea
list the Declaration of Independence, Boston massacre, first continental congress and Lexington and concord in chronological order
Boston Massacre, First Continental Congress, Lexington and Concord, Declaration of Independence
All occurred at the battles of Lexington and concord except
George Washington assumed command of the continental army
the quartering act
legalized the housing of British troops at public expense
during the war for independence women DIDNT
be actively recruited and serve in the army
Why did Benedict Arnold betray his American military post
He was angry and resentful about what he perceived to be assignments and rank below his station
The Battle of Trenton surprised the German Hessians because of Washington’s attack on what day?
Christmas
Significant because it relayed to Europe that the Americans had a chance of winning their revolution
Battle of Trenton
During the revolutionary war African Americans
fought for both the British and patriot armies
The first written constitution of the United States
Articles of Confederation
The phrase developed during the revolutionary war for things of little or no value
“Not worth a Continental”
In the Peace of Paris of 1783, the new boundaries of the US did NOT include
The Gulf of Mexico
The members of the American peace commission included
John Adams, John Jay and Benjamin Franklin
The legislation that provided for the organization and government of the territory north of the Ohio river
Northwest ordinance of 1787
Armed bodies of men from local communities
militias
The Americans who did not support the patriot cause and remained loyal to the British crown
Loyalists
General Cornwallis sent General Charles O’Hara to surrender his army to Washington on October 19, 1781 at
Yorktown
Under the articles of the confederation, congress DIDNT have the authority to
raise revenue from the citizens
