Want to Know Pt. 2 Flashcards
What were the Intolerable Acts?
These acts closed the Boston Harbor, put the Massachusetts government under British rule, and stated the British soldiers accused of murder would be tried in England.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
A free black and Wampanoag sailor and rope maker and was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre.
What is boycotting?
Refusing to buy British goods to hurt their economy.
How log was the Boston harbor closed for?
Until the dumped tea was paid for.
How did loyalists view the Boston Massacre?
They thought the soldiers were needed in the colonies because the colonist were getting out of control.
When the Townshend Acts were repealed, what item still had a tax on it?
Tea.
What were the conditions of Valley Forge?
Harsh cold winters/ approximately 2,500 soldiers died.
Why did African Americans fight for the Continental Army?
They had hopes of being free in the new nation.
What was Great Britain’s feeling or the Declaration of Independence?
They called it treason.
What happened at the first Continental congress?
50 leaders of 12 colonies met in Philadelphia . they decided to send a respectful letter to King George urging him to consider their complaints and recognize their rights. They called another boycott of British goods until Parliament repealed the Intolerable Acts.
Who is the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams.
Unalienable Rights?
Rights that are God-given and can never be taken or even given away.
Name the German Mercenaries.
Hessians
In the Declaration of Independence what did we include?
Issues/grievances with Great Britain, rights everyone should have, and we said we were breaking away from them.
What happened in Yorktown?
Continental Army on land and French naval ships in water trapped Cornwallis and the British soldiers. they were forced to surrender leading to the end of the American Revolution.
