Unit 1: Causes of the Revolutionary War Flashcards
According to Mr. Meddaugh, what is salutary neglect? (Tested Material)
When the English King IGNORED his American colonies for 150 years, letting the American colonies rule themselves
According to Mr. Meddaugh, why is salutary neglect important when we talk about the American Revolution? (Tested Material)
Because when the English King finally did start controlling his American colonies, the colonists got PEEVED
According to Mr. Meddaugh, what is mercantilism? (Tested Material) Bonus: What is a quote that sums up this idea?
The idea that great nations make lots of money by trading with colonies they set up Bonus: “No great nation can exist without colonies”
According to Mr. Meddaugh, why is mercantilism important when we talk about the American Revolution? (Tested Material)
Because Britain thought America’s MAIN purpose was to make Britain money so Britain got peeved when America STOPPED making them money
According to Mr. Meddaugh, what are primary sources? (Tested Material) Bonus: What is a metaphor for primary sources?
A first hand account about a person or event Bonus: Primary sources are “Raw Material” from which we construct history
According to Mr. Meddaugh what are secondary sources? (Tested Material) Bonus: What is an intriguing example of a secondary source that we use often in school?
Sources where an author presents their interpretation of the topic Bonus: Textbooks!
According to Mr. Meddaugh, what did Britain do because of the French and Indian War? (Tested Material)
Bonus: Why did Britain need to do this?
Raise TAXES!!
Bonus: Because Wars are Hecking Expensive
According to Mr. Meddaugh, what was the Sugar Act?
Bonus: How did the Act actually do this?
A Tax by the British to get more money from Sugar
Bonus: It actually DECREASED the Tax on Sugar and Molasses but INCREASED the amount of policing which the British thought would get them more money
According to Mr. Meddaugh, what was the Stamp Act?
Bonus: Why did they call it the Stamp Act?
A tax on ALL paper
Bonus: Because when you paid the tax, you got a little stamp on your paper to show you paid it
Who won in the French and Indian War?
The British and the colonies
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
George III (The British King) made it illegal for colonists to move into the Ohio territory
What were the Townshend Acts of 1767?
A tax on common goods, like glass and TEA (this is important later)
How many died in the Boston Massacre?
5
What was the Tea Party?
In December 1773, American colonists dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor
Why did Parliament pass the Coercive Acts?
(1774) To punish Boston after the Tea Party
Why did the First Continental Congress meet?
(Sept 1774) To try and repeal the Coercive Acts
What were Lexington and Concord?
(April 1775) The First battles of the Revolutionary War
What did the Second Continental Congress do?
Bonus: Why did the Second Continental Congress meet from May 1775-March 1781?
A) Passed the Declaration of Independence
B) Created the Next Government (The Articles of Confederation)
C) Won the Revolutionary War
Bonus: Because, while they created the Articles of Confederation in 1777 (which is what they wanted to transition to), Maryland didn’t ratify the Articles until 1781
What did Thomas Paine write?
Bonus: Why do we remember him?
Common Sense, a pamphlet in 1776
Bonus: Because until Common Sense, most Americans did NOT want independence. Common Sense changed that
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who did Thomas Jefferson quote in the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
