SS AMRICAN R 2 Flashcards
Wentworth Cheswell
delivered messages for the committee of safety and fought against the British at Saratoga
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What did Abigail Adams tell her husband John Adams when he was at the 2nd Continental Congress?
“Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion…”
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
That the Appalachian Mountains would be the western most boundary for English colonial settlement
The Boston Tea Party
When the Sons of Liberty threw 342 chests of British Tea in Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act and British taxation.
Impact:
Colonists had to quarter British troops in their homes.
The port of Boston was closed.
Town meetings were restricted
The governor of Massachusetts was replaced.
Result:
The colonists met at the 1st Continental Congress to discuss how they should respond.
Intolerable Acts
Year of stamp Act?
1765
The Free Enterprise system values?
Private property and freedom to buy and sell to whoever you want.
