The American Revolution 19 Sep Flashcards
Democracy
A rule by the people
Revolution
A fundamental change in political organization
Divine right of kings
The idea that citizens owned their loyalty a king who had been chosen by God to rule
Intolerable acts
A new set of laws that were inforced by the British after the Boston tea party
No taxation without representation
The slogan of the American revolution meaning that the colonists wouldn’t pay money to Britian while having no power to make decisions
Valley forge
A rural part of pennsylvania
Declaration of independence
An official act made by all 13 colonies to break away from British control
When was the declaration of independence published
July 14th 1776
When did Britain and France got o war
1756
Who became the leaders of the American revolution and the war of independence
Thomas jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin franklin
The navigation acts
Meaning that the British could sell America goods at whatever price they wanted
The quartering acts
Making the colonists pay the costs of keeping the British army in North America
The stamp act
A tax on all legal documents
What was the Boston massacre
In 1770 the British army shot dead 5 men who were protesting against the Townshend acts
What was the result of the Boston massacre
It stocked an anti British outrage
What was the date of the Boston tea party
16 Dec 1773
The Boston tea party
A group of patriots dressed up as native Americans and dumped a valuable cargo of tea in the water at Boston Harbour
What was the result of the Boston tea party
The intolerable acts
Why was the American revolution faught
High taxes, no representation, want to be free
How long did the American revolution war last
1775 until 1783
2 results of the American revolution
Ended in York Town on the 19th of October 1781
The treaty of Paris recognised the USA as an independent nation
Inspired ppl all around the world to change the way they were being governed
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Increased taxation angered the colonists
Unfair trading practice made colonists angry abt the way they were being governed
