Unit four Flashcards

1
Q

How long were the british in control of the 13 colonies before the american revolution broke out

A

july 4 1776

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2
Q

what does intorerable mean

A

cant handle

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3
Q

what were the two sides of the french and indian war?

A

British against french and native Americans

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4
Q

what was the cause of the french and indian war?

A

bristish tried to take land

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5
Q

who won the french and indian war

A

british

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6
Q

what terrritrory did the british gain as a result of the french and indian war

A

Ohio river valley

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7
Q

how did the french and indian war lead to long term negative effects for the native americans

A

started conflict when americans wanted to move into their territory

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8
Q

despite gaining land why did the french and indian war negativley impact the british

A

the war was expensive

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9
Q

what treaty ended the french indian war

A

treaty of paris 1763

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10
Q

what was the proclomation of 1763

A

forbids the colonist from settling west of the appilachian mountains

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11
Q

what landform was used as the “proclamtation line”

A

appalcachain mountain

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12
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why did the bristish create the proclamation of 1763

A

felt the colonist would start conflict with the native americans

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13
Q

why did the colonist feel like they had earned the right to use the land beyond the appalachian mountains

A

they had to fight in the war

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14
Q

what does “no taxiation without representation mean

A

they wouldnt pay taxes without gettiong a vote

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15
Q

why was georgia heasatant to resist the stamp act

A

they needed support from the british army

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16
Q

what happend at the boston massacare

A

a protest broke out at a customs house

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17
Q

whats the quatering act

A

soldiers could live in colonust homes

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18
Q

what does it mean to be places under martial law

A

limits on the amount og people who could meet in the same place

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19
Q

why did georgia not send a delegate to the first continental congress

A

they needed british army

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20
Q

who were the minutemen

A

colonil military to get ready to fight against british

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21
Q

what were the first battles of the american revolution

A

accidental battle

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22
Q

why was it called the shots heard aroun the world

A

the rest of the world would be watching

23
Q

who wrote the declaration of indepenedence

A

thomas jefferson

24
Q

what does ratified mesn

A

pass a law

25
Q

where did congress sign the declaration

A

the bottom

26
Q

what was the prenamble

A

explanation of the purpose of the document

27
Q

what was the second section in the declaration

A

grievances

28
Q

whats grievance

A

complaints

29
Q

what was some og the grieveances colonist put

A

death, taxes

30
Q

why was it dangerous signing

A

you vould get killded

31
Q

who were the three people from georgia who signes the declartation

A

button gwuinnet, lyman hall, and george walton

32
Q

what happend to button gwuinnet

A

he got shot

33
Q

what role did lymann hall play in the cretion og uga

A

created the universtity of uga

34
Q

whp was selectedd to be in charg of the continental army

A

george washington

35
Q

what counrty helped fight druing thr war in favor

A

french

36
Q

what happend to NY during the american revolution

A

got burned down

37
Q

what battle did washington organize to sneack attcack by crossing delware river and marching to new jersey

A

battle of trenton

38
Q

what was significant about the battle of saratoga

A

turing point of war

39
Q

what was the final battle of thr american revolution

A
40
Q

what is a patriot

A

person who wanted independence

41
Q

where were patriotd in georgia

A

outside of savannah

42
Q

where were loyalist in georgia

A

cities in savannah

43
Q

why were many citizens neutrsl

A

they wanted to wait and see what woukd happen

44
Q

who controlled georgia during the americsn revolution

A

british

45
Q

wy is the battle of kettle creek significant

A

only major patriot victory in GA

46
Q

who led the patriot army in the batlle of kettle creek

A

elijah clark

47
Q

what was the goal of the seige of savannah

A

to take back the city

48
Q

why was the seige of savannah a major faliure for the partiots

A

the british los 150 soldiers and americans lost 1000

49
Q

what ended the american revolution

A

the treaty of 1783

50
Q

what territorey did the americans claim after the war was over

A

all territory east of misssissippi

51
Q

what weere the colonist next major problems after winning the war

A

governament to support

52
Q

what was the name of toultuohe first governament after the american revl

A

article of condfederatio n

53
Q
A