Unit 2 Pre American Revolution Test Flashcards
Key Events or Acts Key People Key Vocabulary Key Ideas
Stamp Act
the tax that raised money, for the british, on all stamped goods. colonists were taxed with no say.
Tea Act
taxes went up for tea.
Quartering Act
the british forced the colonists to let them stay in their houses.
Townshend Acts
tax on imports, paper, lead, glass, and tea.
Intolerable Acts
punishment for boston tea party. the punishment was that the british closed the port of boston.
Boston Tea Party
colonists dumped tea into the boston harbor, and caused the intolerable acts.
Boston Massacre
british soldiers shoot the clonists.
Proclamation of 1763
they forbid the colonists from settling west of the appalachian.
First Continental Congress
response to the intolerable acts.
Sons of Liberty
a group of patriots that protested to british policy.
writs of assistance
search warrants that let the british look for smuggled goods.
committee of correspondence
letters written about protesting british actions.
Salutary Neglect
the mother country ignored the colonies for a while because they were so far away, they were at war with france, and they were to much effort.
Navigation Acts
laws that controlled trade and travel. ( smuggling increased)
Mercantilism
trade for the good of the mother country.
Sugar Act
tax on sugar and molasses.
Treaty of Paris
treaty that brought on the french indian war to an end.
Lexington and Concord
place of the first battles of the american revolution were.
Paul Revere
a patriot, drawer of the bloody massacre, warned every one the british were coming.
Samuel Adams
patriot, sons on liberty, forms comity of correspondence.
John Hancock
boston patriot.
Patrick Henry
virginian patriot, “give me liberty or give me death!”
Pontiac
indian chief during french/indian war.
George Washington
patriot, fought first battle in french/indian war, learns to become a leader.
Crispus Attucks
first african american casualty, dies in the boston massacre.
minutemen
people in the colonies who volunteered to fight at a minutes notice.
boycott
refusing to bye certain goods.
repeal
to cancel a law.
triangular trade
the trade between north america, europe, and africa.
non-importation
to stop importing goods that were taxed by the british.
What caused the French and Indian War?
British and French were fighting over land in North American; George Washington’s men kill a British officer in the Ohio River Valley.
What were the results of the French and Indian War?
The French left North America; British had a huge debt.
Why did the British issue the Proclamation of 1763?
To forbid settlers of settling west of the Appalachian; helped organize North America.
Why did the colonists object to the Stamp Act?
The Colonists objected because they were being taxed without representation in British Government. Taxation without representation. (they didn’t have a say)
What were the provisions of the Townshend Acts?
Tax on lead, paper, glass and tea.
How did the Boston Massacre contribute to increased tensions between the colonists and Britain?
British soldiers had shot and killed five citizens; it was called the “Bloody Massacre” to get colonies angry.
Describe the events that led to fighting at Lexington.
British were marching from Boston to Lexington in order to take ammunition that colonists were storing. Paul Revere Warned colonists that the British were coming. They hid the ammunition and fought the British soldiers.
Give two reasons why the British insisted on taxing the colonists.
The British had a huge debt from the French Indian war; It cost a lot of money to control the colonies.
