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ch. 5 Md.
Preparing for the Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| revolution | a war to replace another government |
| Why they want independence? | The colonist want to run their own government, because the British are unfair in their treatment of them. |
| French and Indian War | French and Indians were in war with Britain (which included the colonist). The colonist did not ask to be in the war, which was over the control of land. |
| Who won the French and Indian war? | Britain |
| What land did they end of gaining control of? | From Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, and North to Canada. |
| French and Indians joined forces because.... | the French did not destroy the land, they paid the Indians for their land, and they traded with them. |
| Stamp Act | One of the reasons the Revolution started, it was a law that tax to put a stamp on all kinds of papers. (playing cards, documents) They would not be legal without the stamp. |
| Tea Act | Another tax placed on the colonist, where they had to pay tax on tea. |
| Boston Tea Party | A protest by a group of colonist, that took the tea and threw it into the harbor, which ruined it. |
| Other reasons the Md. colonist were angry: | taxes went to the Church of England, couldn't practice their own religion, could not hold office or vote (if they practiced a different religion) |
| Freedom of Religion | the reason why Md. was settled |
| 1st Continental Congress | Delegates met in Philadelphia about problems with England, they made a plan not to trade with the British or boycott any of their goods until they got their way. |
| boycott | protest |
| Maryland Convention | Took the place of the Colonial government, made laws for Maryland |
| repeal | take away |
| Patrick Henry | Spoke in Richmond to unite the colonies, and said,"Give me Liberty or Give me death" |
| Sons of Liberty | A group of men from Annapolis that worked together to force the British to repeal the Stamp Act |
| The Shot heard around the world | the event that started the war, it was the first shots between the colonist and Britain in Lexington. The British were coming to take the weapons away from the colonist. |
| 2nd Continental Congress | created the Continental Army with George Washington as the commander |
| July 2, 1776 | Declaration of Independence signed |
| July 4, 1776 | 2nd Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence |
| Marylanders that signed the Declaration of Independence | o William Paca, Thomas Stone, Samuel Chase, Charles Carroll |
| the 1st part of Declaration of Independence say | Why the colonist were declaring independence from the British. |
| What does the 2ND part of Declaration of Independence say | All men are born with certain rights. |
| Declaration of Independence | The document the colonist wrote explaining why they wanted independence from Britain. |
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miwhite@wcboe.org
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