The American revolution Flashcards
Cause
The reason why something happened.
Course
Duration. Events that happened.
Consequence
Result.
Revolution
A forcible overthrow of a government.
Colonist
A person who lives in a colony.
13 colonies
The original states : Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia.
Governor
King or Queen’s representative in each colony.
The population of the colonies grew because of
High birth rates, low death rates and immigration.
The largest town in the 13 colonies was
Philadelphia.
American Revolution
The revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain.
Causes of the American Revolution
The Navigation Acts, the Seven Years War and British debt, the Quartering Act, the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre.
The Navigation Acts
Laws that stated some American products, like sugar, cotton and tobacco, could only be sold through England.
The Seven Years War and British debt
Combined effort of the British and Americans to defeat the French who had colonies in Canada and America. Britain insisted Americans must pay for the cost of the war and keeping British troops in America.
The Quartering Act
Local towns and villages had to provide housing and food for any British soldiers based there.
The Sugar Act
Tax on sugar imports.
The Stamp Act
Americans had to have newspapers and legal documents stamped by a government official. They also had to pay for this.