UNIT 3 Flashcards

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Who participated in the French and Indian War?

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British French Native Americans

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What was the French and Indian War also called?

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The 7-year War

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How long did the French and Indian War last?

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9 years

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Who won the French and Indian War? What did they get?

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The British - Land along the east coast and lots of war debt

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What does the proclamation line do?

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It doesn’t allow the colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

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What did the intolerable acts do?

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Allowed the British to take several punitive measures towards the colonies

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Why were the intolerable acts passed?

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To assert control over the colonies.

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Why did Shay’s Rebellion happen?

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Veterans of the AR who were returning home with no/little pay… Many of them were farmers and unable to pay mortgages

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When was Shay’s Rebellion

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1786

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Who was a part of Shay’s Rebellion?

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a group of farmers led by Daniel Shays began violent protests

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What did Shay’s Rebellion do?

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Threatened to burn down the courts

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What was the MA government’s response to Shay’s Rebellion?

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The Massachusetts government appealed to Congress which had no power to help

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13
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What did the Articles of Confederation do?

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Created a republic

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What did the Articles of Confederation state? (3 points)

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  • The citizens would choose representatives to make laws
  • 2 levels of power: state and national
  • NO president →just congress
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15
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Each state retained Independence. With that in mind, what did they describe their nation as?

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a “firm league of friendship”

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16
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Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

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They made the gov’t too weak

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17
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Who made the Join or Die propaganda piece?

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Benjamin Franklin

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18
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Why was “Join or Die” made?

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To warn colonies that they needed to join together to gain more control over the land.

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19
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Who made “The Bloody Massacre”

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Paul Revere, an engraver

20
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What is “The Bloody Massacre” about?

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What happened during the Boston Massacre

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What was biased about “The Bloody Massacre”?

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It depicted the colonists as completely innocent and unarmed, which was not true.

22
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Who was George Washington?

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General of the Continental Army. He was the first American president.

23
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Who was John Adams?

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American statesman. He defended the British in court after the Boston Massacre

24
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Who was Benjamin Franklin?

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Founding father of the United States. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was one of the signers.

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Who was Paul Revere?
American silversmith. He altered the Colonial militia of the British invasion before the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
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When was the Sugar Act instituted?
1764.
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What did the Sugar Act do?
Cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon
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When was the Stamp Act instituted?
1765
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What did the Stamp Act do?
It taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards.
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When was the Townshend Act instituted?
1767
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What did the Townshend Act do?
Initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
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What did the Tea Act do?
It allowed the East India Company to sell tea directly to the American colonies
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When was the Boston Massacre?
March 5th, 1770
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What was the Boston Massacre?
Street fight when 9 British soldiers shot at several colonists in a large crowd that was harassing them both verbally and physically and 5 men were killed.
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What happened at the Boston Massacre trial?
6 of the 8 British soldiers were acquitted while the other two were found guilty and were defended John Adams
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When was the Boston Tea Party?
1173
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What was the Boston Tea Party?
Political protest held in the Boston Harbor - colonists dumped 92,000 pounds of tea into the harbor
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When was the Battle of Lexington?
April 1775
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What was the Battle of Lexington?
British arrive in Lexington, MA on their way to Concord - met by 100 militiamen
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What were the British going for Concord for?
To confiscate weapons from the colonists' militias.
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What happened at the Battle of Lexington?
Unsure who fired the first shot, and 8 colonial militiamen are killed
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How many men fought the British at Concord?
3,000 - 4,000 militia gathered after hearing about the events in Lexington
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What happened at Concord?
Militia fire and kill almost 300 British - 90 militiamen were killed
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What happened in New York?
The British one!!!! OH NO!!!
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When was the Battle of New York?
August 27, 1776
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Why was the Battle of New York?
Gaining control over this area allowed them to control the port and Hudson River
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When was Trenton & Princeton, NJ (2 diff dates)
Trenton - December 26, 1776 Princeton - January 3, 1777