US History - test 2 Flashcards
What was the Olive Branch petition?
Colonies trying to avoid war by asking the king to respond to their grievances
What was the first direct tax on internal goods in the colonies?
The stamp act - tax on all printed material
What group thought colonists should stay loyal to Britain?
Loyalists
The Declaration of Independence was based on ideas from what philosopher?
John Locke
What date was the Declaration of Independence approved by the 2CC?
7/4/1776
What were the Intolerable Acts actually named by Parliament?
Coercive Acts
What caused the Americans to lose at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
They ran out of ammunition
The debt from the French and Indian war caused the British government to do what in the colonies?
tax the colonies and stricter trade laws
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
It said the colonies couldn’t settle west of the Appalachian mountains and brought in 10,000 British troops
What act stated Britain had the right to tax their colonies “in all cases”?
The Stamp Act
Who were the Minutemen?
Colonists ready to fight at a moments notice
Who was Crispus Attucks?
The first person killed in the revolution
What did some colonists do to avoid paying British taxes?
boycott
What were the Suffolk Resolves?
Declared the coercive acts illegal and encouraged colonists to arm themselves
What was one action the Second Continental Congress did?
created the continental army, printed money, set up post office, set up governments
Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?
George Washington
What about the Tea Act made the colonists so angry?
They didn’t want to be controlled
What happened in the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers killed 5 colonists
Who was put in charge of the new Post Office created by the 2CC?
Benjamin Franklin
What were the Battles of Lexington and Concord later known as?
Start of the war
What were the Writs of Assistance?
They allowed British officers to search colonists’ homes for smuggled goods
Who warned the towns around Concord by shouting “The British are coming!”?
Paul Revere
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Sugar Act?
It lowered the tax on molasses so colonists would stop smuggling it
