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SS (4th) Unit 1, Lesson 3 & 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Who decided to make the colonists pay taxes as a way of paying for the French and Indian War?

A

Great Britain

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2
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What did Great Britain make the colonists do to pay for the French and Indian War?

A

pay taxes

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3
Q

Why did Great Britain make the colonists pay taxes?

A

to pay for the French and Indian War

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4
Q

Money paid to a government for it’s support.

A

taxes

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5
Q

What was the first tax the British passed?

A

Stamp Act

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6
Q

What did the Stamp Act put a tax on?

A

all paper products

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7
Q

True or False

The colonists were upset with Great Britain because they couldn’t settle west of the Rocky Mountains.

A

False

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8
Q

True or False

The colonists were upset with Great Britain because Great Britain made them pay taxes for the war.

A

True

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9
Q

True or False

The colonists were upset with Great Britain because they did not have any representatives in Parliament to vote.

A

True

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10
Q

The colonists were upset with Great Britain because they couldn’t settle _________ of the _____________________.

A

west

Appalachian Mountains

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11
Q

The colonists were upset with Great Britain because they did not have any ____________ in Parliament to vote.

A

representatives

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12
Q

The colonists were upset with Great Britain because they did not have any representatives in _______________ to vote.

A

Parliament

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13
Q

A break from the government

A

revolution

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14
Q

Most of the colonists did not want war; they only wanted ________________________.

A

to have the same rights as people in Great Britain.

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15
Q

This is when the colonists decided to show Great Britain how angry they were by dumping a load of tea overboard.

A

The Boston Tea Party

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16
Q

What was the Boston Tea Party?

A

The colonists dumped a load of tea overboard because they wanted to show Great Britain how angry they were.

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17
Q

How did Great Britain punish the colonists for dumping tea?

A

(1) By forbidding them to hold town meetings

(2) By closing the harbor until they paid for the tea.

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18
Q

Great Britain punished the colonists for dumping tea by forbidding them to ________________.

A

hold town meetings

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19
Q

Great Britain punished the colonists for dumping tea by closing the __________ until they paid for the tea.

A

harbor

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20
Q

Since many colonists _________________, they couldn’t pay for the tea if the harbor was closed.

A

worked in the harbor

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21
Q

Why couldn’t many of the colonists pay Great Britain back for the tea?

A

Because they worked in the harbor & Great Britain closed the harbor.

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22
Q

Why did the British government send soldiers to Boston?

A

Great Britain said it was to protect the colonists, but it was really to show them that it had control.

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23
Q

The British government sent ____________ to Boston and said that it was to protect the colonists, but it was really to show them that it had _____________.

A

soldiers

control

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24
Q

The British government sent soldiers to ___________ and said it was to ____________ the colonists, but it was really to show them that it had control.

A

Boston

protect

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25
Q

Who heard that the British were coming to seize weapons the Patriots were storing, he rode through the town yelling, “The British are coming!”

A

Paul Revere

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26
Q

Fighting broke out when the troops reached ____________ and at ______________ - the American Revolution had begun.

A

Lexington

Concord

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27
Q

What started the American Revolution?

A

When troops reached Lexington & Concord and fighting broke out.

28
Q

_____________, who had escaped from slavery, was one of 5 people killed during the _______________.

A

Crispus Attucks

Boston Massacre

29
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

30
Q

Some people thought the colonists couldn’t win the war because the ______________ was the best in the world.

A

British navy

31
Q

Some people thought the colonists couldn’t win the war because the ____________ didn’t have uniforms.

A

Patriots

32
Q

Some people thought the colonists couldn’t win the war because there was a shortage of _________ and ___________.

A

guns

food

33
Q

The advantages of the Patriots were - they were _____________________.

A

defending their homes

34
Q

The advantages of the Patriots were - they knew ____________________.

A

the land well

35
Q

Many people in ____________ thought the war was too expensive and not worth the trouble.

A

Great Britain

36
Q

The British convinced some of the Iroquois Confederacy to help them because the Iroquois were angry that the _________ had taken their land.

A

settlers

37
Q

The British convinced some of the Iroquois Confederacy to help them because they believed that if the British won, the _________________ would not expand into their homeland.

A

colonists

38
Q

Who served in the army for nearly a year before it was discovered that she was a woman?

A

Deborah Sampson

39
Q

Where did George Washington and his army spend a winter?

A

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

40
Q

When George Washington and his army were in Valley Forge; many Patriots died of __________, ___________, and ____________.

A

hunger
cold
disease

41
Q

Who helped the Patriots win the war?

A

France & Spain

42
Q

Where did the British surrender?

A

Yorktown, Virgina

43
Q

Means no longer being governed by another country.

A

Independent

44
Q

The new nation stretched from the ________________ to the _________________.

A

Atlantic Ocean

Mississippi River

45
Q

After 10 years the Patriots agreed on a plan of government, what was it called?

A

constitution

46
Q

The ___________ is still the law of our country today.

A

Constitution

47
Q

Who is the “the father of the Constitution”?

A

James Madison

48
Q

Land owned by a country.

A

territory

49
Q

When could a territory become a state?

A

Once enough settlers lived there.

50
Q

Was slavery allowed in the territory states?

A

No

51
Q

After they lost the _______________, many Native American leaders had to sign a treaty giving up their lands.

A

Battle of Fallen Timbers

52
Q

Who tried to get Native Americans to unite to protect their lands?

A

Tecumseh

53
Q

What was it called when France needed money for a war it was fighting in Europe, it offered to sell all of the Louisiana Territory to President Thomas Jefferson?

A

Louisiana Purchase

54
Q

Who needed money for a war it was fighting in Europe; it offered to sell all of the Louisiana Territory to President Thomas Jefferson.

A

France

55
Q

Who led the expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase? Who was their guide?

A

Meriwether Lewis & William Clark

Sacagawea

56
Q

A journey of exploration.

A

expedition

57
Q

In the 1800’s, what was the fastest way to travel on land?

A

by horseback

58
Q

What was the only way to ship goods across land?

A

by wagon

59
Q

A man-made waterway used for boats.

A

canal

60
Q

What had to be completed for the merchants to be able to ship products faster to the growing settlements?

A

Erie Canal

61
Q

Who invented the steam engine?

A

Robert Fulton

62
Q

In the 1830’s, what was spreading across the eastern states?

A

railroads

63
Q

The edge of a settled area.

A

frontier

64
Q

A mission in San Antonio, Texas & was the site of a bloody battle between Texas settlers and the Mexican Army.

A

The Alamo

65
Q

Who defended the Alamo?

A

Sam Houston & Davy Crockett

66
Q

In 1836, some American living in ___________ wanted to be independent from Mexico. They defeated the Mexican Army and won their independence.

A

Texas

67
Q

What caused many people to travel to California?

A

The California Gold Rush

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