Unit 2 (Chapters 6-8) Flashcards
A persistent source of tensions between Bostonians and British soldiers leading up to the Boston Massacre was competition between_____.
troops and townsmen over jobs.
Why did all of the colonies reject the Albany Plan of Union?
they feared they would lose their autonomy
Nonimportation was first used by colonists to protest_________.
The sugar act
The text argues that this incident in 1773 seemed to be the “smoking gun” of conspiracy theory.
Hutchinson’s letters to the ministry in Britain
The First Continental Congress met in response to the_________.
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed by Parliament to punish_______
Boston and the colony of Massachusetts.
John Dickinson’s letters in the guise of a Pennsylvania farmer were written in response to the ________.
Townshend duties
After repealing the Stamp Act, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act, declaring that Parliament had authority to ______________
bind the colonists “in all cases whatsoever”
While the Albany Conference originally met to deal with conflicts with New France and the Indians of the interior, Benjamin Franklin took the opportunity to propose _________.
a plan of union for the colonies
How did French Canadians respond to the Second Continental Congress’s invitation to join the struggle for liberty?
Canadians, fearing the Americans as much as the British, hesitated to respond.
In 1776, Spain began to aid the American cause by selling _______
military supplies to the Americans.
In Common Sense, Thomas Paine placed the blame for America’s problems on _________.
King George III.
In the aftermath of the French and Indian War, many American colonists began to develop an ___________.
American identity distinct from the British.
In objecting to the Sugar Act, James Otis was one of the first to use which phrase?
“Taxation without representation is tyranny.”
Which of these was an important difference between British and Colonial forces during the Seven Years’ War?
Colonial forces were composed of volunteer companies.
The British Proclamation of 1763 directly led to the_________.
Paxton Boys’ Massacre
In 1735, the John Peter Zenger case gave rise to more__________
newspapers and a freer press in America.
The conclusion of the Seven Years’ War left most colonists __________
proud of their place in the British Empire.
General Thomas Gage’s appointment as governor of Massachusetts was evidence of__________
British resolve to force the colonists into obedience.
Why did French Canadians fail to respond positively to American calls for them to join the struggle against Britain?
Americans were their traditional enemies.
France’s entry into the Revolutionary War forced Britain to change strategy to protect against attacks on ________.
Caribbean sugar colonies
At the end of 1777, what was the result of two years of fighting?
The British strategy for suppressing the Revolution had been a failure.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the president was elected ________
annually by Congress.
The biggest British defeat before Yorktown occurred at________.
Saratoga
