Test 10/6 Flashcards
Explain the type of government in England
Town meetings
What 5 pieces of writing influenced Colonial Government?
Magna Carta Mayflower Compact English Bill of Rights Cato's letters Common Sense
What is the Magna Carta and what did it do?
It was a charter of liberties that made the king obey the same laws as citizens
What is the Mayflower Compact and what did it do?
A document written by pilgrims setting guidelines for self government
What is the English Bill of rights and what did it do?
A shift of political power from British monarchy to parliament
What is Salutary Neglect?
Non-interference
How did the French and Indian War affect the British?
- Increased colonial empire
- Enlarged England’s debt
- Had to support colonists overseas
How did the French and Indian War affect the American colonists?
- United them against he common army?
- Feelings of being “American”
- Bitter feelings towards the British that would not intensify
How did the Treaty of Paris effect land holdings for the British
Got all French lands in Canada
How did the Treaty of Paris effect land holdings for the the Spanish
Got all French lands west of Mississippi River
How did the Treaty of Paris effect land holdings for the French?
Claims to lands east of Mississippi River
What is the Proclamation of 1763? Why didn’t colonists like it?
- It ended settlements west of Appalachian Mountains
* Deprived colonists of land they had a right to settle
The colonists rebelled against the British…by doing what?
They protested by dumping shipments of British tea into Boston Harbor
What was the Great Awakening? What effects did it have on Political Life in the 1730s?
- Religious movement that swept through the colonists in the 1730-1740s
- It promoted ideas leading to colonists demanding more political equality
Why was the Sugar Act passed in 1764?
The British were looking for more ways to tax the colonists
What was the significance (importance) of the Boston massacre
5 people were killed and it shows how unfair it was because the soldiers were “proved” not guilty
What happened during the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists killing 5
What was the importance of the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists were brave enough to protest knowing what the outcome could be
What were the intolerable acts?
They were laws to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea party
why were the intolerable acts passed?
They tightened government control of the colonies
What are the 4 acts in the intolerable acts?
- Boston Harbor closed until tea is paid for
- Massachusetts’s charter canceled. Governor decided if/when legislature could meet
- Royal officials accused of crimes were sent to Britain for trials in order to face friendly judge/jury
- General Thomas Gage became the new governor of Massachusetts
Importance of 1st Continental Congress? What led to them meeting?
- It helped them discuss problems
* It led to the Declaration of Independence
What happened at the 2nd Continental Congress?
Delegates from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia
What was common sense?
A document trying to break away from Britain
