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S.S-American History
Test- Friday, May 17, 2013
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mercantilism | economic policy that says a country gets strong by having more export than import and hold on to as much as possible |
| import | bringing things in |
| export | taking things our |
| in mercantilism colonies exist: | to make money for the mother country |
| navigation acts | laws that control trade for english and colony trade, made by english for colonies |
| what was the purpose of the navigation act? | more $$ for england |
| triangle trade | the exchange system of goods |
| a triangle trade?? | AFRICA=slaves-COLONIES=rum-ENGLAND=sugar-AFRICA |
| what are the main causes of the f&i war? (3) | british want more land, fur, lumber; british and french cannot get along; no clear boarder-appl mtns??; |
| americans got __________ from f&i war | experience |
| treaty of Paris 1763 ____ the war | ends |
| because of the treaty of paris, france: | looses land up to the east of the mississippi |
| because of the treaty of paris, spain lost _______ to the british | florida |
| because of the treaty of paris, france gave spain: | land southwest of the mississippi |
| because of the treaty of paris, though england has won ____ they have spent ____________ and now wants _________ to pay | land, $$& resources, colonists |
| the proclamation line of 1763 | no colonists west of the appl mtns. prevents fighting colonists and natives which would cost more $$ |
| what were the british thinking after the proclamation line of 1763 | angry @ the colonists, but yeah france has no power, we rule... |
| what were the britian's indian allies thinking after the proclamation line of 1763 | helped the british win...got the land we deserved |
| what were the colonists thinking after the proclamation line of 1763 | what the heck? angry theu dont get access to the land they fought/died for |
| sugar act | 1764-tax on refined sugar, and also banned importation on other goods |
| stamp act | 1765-tax on papers |
| "no taxation without representation" | colonists want a say in the government |
| boston massacre | 1770-shooting of 5 Americans by british soldiers |
| committee of correspondence | group of leading patriots providing leadership amongst colonists who would warn about british action. |
| tea act | 1773- monopoly on tea sales to the east india company |
| boston tea party | 1773 colonists dumped 342 crates of british tea into boston harbor |
| intolorable acts | 1774-series of laws sponsored by british prime minister in response to the tea party |
| 1st contintental congress decided to help ______. | boston |
| 1st congress decided each state should organize a _______, which would be: | militia, army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency |
| battle of lexington and concord happen because british want to get __________ that the rebels are hiding. | guns, ammo |
| 2nd congress meet and set up 2 things:how does king react? | olive branch petition-heck no, contintental army-furious |
| what was the olive branch petition? | brake-up letter |
| what was the first battle of the american revolution? | lexington and concord |
| where does the battle of bunker hill take place? | breeds hill |
| why did the colonists want bunker/breeds hill? | to protect boston |
| what happened in bunker hill? | americans dug in, british went up 2ice, and one third time |
| what was the result of bunker hill? | colonists killed 2x men, british won |
| Who wrote Declaration of Independence? | thomas jefferson |
| What are the parts of the declaration of independence? | intro, purpose of relationship, problems, conclusion |
| who was left out of the declaration of independence? | women, slaves |
| why is saratoga a turning point? | it made the french help the americans |
| what was the deciding battle? | yorktown |
| What are the reasons for the win? | french,motivated, didnt play rules, the distance played to their advantage |
| sheet on advantages and disadvantages | study |
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