soc test 5 Flashcards
“The colonies were created for the good of the crown” what does this mean?
This means that the colonies were created for England to make money. The colonies started out as a buisness venture
time period
1763-1775
Spirit of independenec meaning
The colonists started this chapter as englishmen who loved england but by the end they turned into colonists who wanted to break away.
Did countries ever want to go to war?
No
Whats the difference between export and import?
import = bringing in goods
export = sending away goods
What was the purpose of the navigation acts?
to protect Englands trade with the colonies
What are the navigation acts?
- the colonies are required to export certain goods to england(manluy raw materials)
- All goods comng nto or out of the colones must frst pass England to be taxed
- All goods comng into or out of the colonies must be on british ships
What did the navigation acts cause the colonists to start doing?
Smuggling
what is homespun
Making good at home(in the colonies) instead of buying them.
millitia
citizen army
The proclamation line date and purpose?
1763, prevented the colonists to move west (to prevent conflct wth the natives and to make sure England could control the colonists)
What 2 things did England after the conclusion of the French and Indan war?
- England statons 10,000 troops in America
- Taxed colonies because they protected the colonies in the war
What is mercantalism?
The colonies produced raw materials for England who purchased them and made finished goods (the colonies were expected to buy these fnsihed goods)
Who were the sons of liberty?
The action branch of the cause
Why was boycottng most affective.
To really hurt someone you hurt them n the wallet. These boycott of certain goods for high prices or a tax resulted in a loss of money from the company
. which could persuad them to lower the prices
what is martial law?
an area under millitary control
What were committtees of corespondence?
Groups of people who wrote letters to inform the colonists what the brtish were up to
Why was lexngton and Concord the shot heard around the world?
It showed the colonies around the world they can break away and revolt too.
What was th John Peter Zenger tral
John printed an article that crtisized the English government and was arrested of chardges of LIBEL. He was found not guilty but his buisness was destroyed.This shows the colonists freedom of press should be theirs.
There was strict enforcement of th Navgation Acts. How did they accomplish this?
Smuggling will be stopped
by patrolling British ships.
Stamp Act 1765-
official stamp sold by England for all
papers/documents (tax)
What did the term no taxation without representation mean?
There should be no taxation without any representation in government. (colonists were not allowed to vote in governmetn)
What act was the colonists main concern
the stamp act
Stamp Act Congress (S.A.C.)-
Started in NY and attended
by reps from all 13 cols to decide on recourse.
BOYCOTT(stamp act)
The S.A.C. decides on a colonial boycott
required to have a stamp (newspapers, books, legal
documents, etc)
Where does the true power of a coutry lie?
in ts economy(this is why boycotts were so affective.)
What does British parliment end up doing 1766 because of the colonial boycott
they repeal the stamp act
In 1776 what does King George and parliement decide to do?
tghten control over the colonies
What are the townshed acts
Navigation Acts will be strictly enforced.
Writs of Assistance-
3. Duties/Taxes- Put on many goods to pay for cost of
maintain British forces in America.
4. Forbids NY assembly from meeting- Punishment for
refusal to pay taxes and duties.
what are the wrts of assistance
open search warrants for British
officers searching for contraband. (smuggled goods)
Boston massacre 1770
Brtish soldiers are sent to confront protesting in bodsotn while boston s under martial law. The colonists confront British solders nfront of their headquarters and soldiers fire upon the crowed klling several. news spreads quickly about this trhough the colonies.
What does england do to the townshed acts?
they are repealed
What hgh tax is kept?
The tea tax
The boston Tea party 1773
Bostonians are cvery upset over the tax and the Son of liberty take action by dsguisng themselves as natve amercans and board English ships to trhow the tea nto boston harbor
What does the boston tea symbolise
The colonists throwng away their englsh heritage
After all the drama in boston was acts are put into place to punish the colonies?
The intolerable acts
The intolerable acts
The ports of Boston are closed, more troops are sent to
the colonies and British General Sir Thomas Gage is made
Governor of Mass.
The First Continental Congress is formed 1774.
50
delegates from all the cols except Mass. Assemble in
Philadelphia.
After the first C.C what do they decide?
they decided to boycott all british goods and form milltias(minute men)
who were mnute men?
Minute men were soldiers who would be ready n a minutes notice
When does the second C.C meet?
1775
The British fire on the militia men killing 8
patriots.
April 1775-
General Gage sends troops to do what?
to capture stored militia
weapons at towns of Lexington and Concord.
Minute men hide along the road to do what?
ambushing the British the entire way back to Boston.
