UNIT 2: AMERICAN REVOLUTION (1763-1783) Flashcards
What caused French & Indian War (1754-1763)?
Britain taxed the colonies to pay for war debts.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 dictate?
Colonists couldn’t settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What does Consent of the Governed mean?
The colonists wanted the British to ask their permission to pass tax.
What is Mercantilism?
The British didn’t allow the colonies to trade with other foreign nations that offered better deals and were forced to trade with the mother country, which charged a lot for finished goods.
What did the Stamp Act do?
Taxed printed materials.
What did the Townshend Acts do?
Taxed glass, tea, paper, paint.
What did the Tea Act do?
Taxed tea, Led to the Boston Tea Party.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest in 1773 where colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act and the British policy of “taxation without representation”.
How did britain respond to the Boston Tea Party?
They passed the Intolerable Acts.
What did the Intolerable Acts do?
It closed Boston Harbor.
What happened at the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists.
Who wrote “Common Sense” and what did it encourage?
Thomas Paine
Encouraged independence.
Who wrote the “Declaration of Independence” and what did it list?
Thomas Jefferson
Listed grievances against Britain.
What was the battle at Lexington & Concord?
Shot Heard ‘Round the World,” first battle.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
Turning point; France joined as an ally
What was the battle at Yorktown?
Last battle; British surrendered.
George Washington
Served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, leading the American forces to victory in the Revolutionary War.
Paul Revere
Best known for his midnight ride to warn the colonists of the approaching British troops.
Thomas Jefferson
The primary author of the Declaration of Independence, articulating the principles of liberty and equality upon which the new nation was founded.
What phrase did Patrick Henry get famous for?
“Give me liberty, or give me death!”
