Road To Revolution Flashcards
What contributed to early British defeats in the French & Indian war?
French alliances with native Americans like powerful Iroquois nation who believed the British.
What caused conflict between Britain and France in the Ohio valley?
French determination to halt westward expansion by the english who were pushing west into the French & Native American lands
What was the purpose of the Albany plan of union? Why did the colonial assemblies reject the Albany plan
Provide away for the English colonies to work togethercall it is you’re not willing to give up their power in they wanted taxes and armies
What turned the tide in favor of Britain
New and better British leadership
What battle ultimately changed the course of the French and Indian war in favor of the british?
Battle of Quebec– climbed a steep cliff at night surprising the French
How did the British victory affect the French? Native Americans of the Ohio valley? The English colonists ?
Marked the end of France as a power in North America; hurt the native Americans because hey lost their French allies/trading partners, and they could not stop english settlers from moving onto their land; colonists saw themselves separate from Britain
What happened during Pontiac’s war?
The leader of the Ottawa nation helped start an all out stack on the British
What was the purpose is the proclamation on 1763
Colonial settlers were to remain wast os the Appalachian mountains and were not to go any further west
What did native Americans gain through the proclamation of 1763
A temporary halting of colonial settlement west of the Appalachia mountains
How did the French and Indian war contribute to the american revolution?
Parliament raised taxes on the colonies to help pay the cost of the war(“no taxation without representation”)
Why did the colonists object to the sugar act?
Writs of assistance authorized by the sugar act allowed citizens homes to be searched for smuggled goods (this violated colonists right to be secure in their own homes.)
Which act places a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies?
Stamp act
What did the Townsend act specify?
Britain would only tax imports into the country
How did colonists react to the Townshend acts?
By staging boycotts
Who were the sons and daughters of liberty?
Colonial anti-British protests
What was the purpose of the commitees of correspondence?
To keep the colonist informed of British actions
What was the British east India company?
An important British business that sold tea from India
Why did colonists resent the tea acts?
It put a British monopoly on tea
What resulted for the coercive acts (punishment for the Boston tea party.)
Parliament places limits on colonists right to call town meetings; closed Boston port.
Name the colonial leaders that emerges as tensions with Britain grew.
Samuel Adams, John Adams, Patrick Henry, and John handcock
What was the first step the first continental congress took in preparation for war?
Forming an army
Describe the conflicting arguments of colonists and Britain concerning taxes?
Britain had gone deeply into debt during the French and Indian war. It was also expensive to keep British troops in North America to defend settlements. Britain also argued that colonists should pay taxes to pay for those debts. Colonists say that they are separate from Britain and argued that that should not be taxed especially since they had had no representation in parliament.
