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Social Studies Exam
questions and defintion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| How was slavery an institution in the American Colonies? | Slavery was an Institution because of the laws and an economic purpose |
| How did colonists react to British policies in 1770? | They started a fight between Bostonians and the soldiers this is known as the "Boston Massacre." |
| The Coercive Acts were a response to what event, and were meant to punish the colonists by preventing the arrival of food and supplies? | Coercive acts were a response to the colonists' "rebelling" by the BOSTON TEA PARTY |
| What is a representative government? | A government with representatives of the people, for the people and by the people. |
| What did the British agree to in the Treaty of Paris(1783)? | British promised to withdraw all their troops from American territories, give Americans the right to fish in the waters off the coast of Canada, and British merchants could collect debts that Americans owed them |
| Whey were the Americans successful in their fight for independence? | They fought on their own land while British had to bring troops and supplies from thousands of miles away. |
| What were the decisions of the Continental Congress? | drafted a statement of grievances calling for the repeal of 13 acts of parliament |
| What was the middle passage? | a part of the triangular trade when enslaved Africans were shipped to the West Indies. |
| What was the Albany Plan of Union? | Benjamin Franklin's plan to unite the colonies and the French |
| Why did the colonists find the Coercive Acts intolerable? | it violated their right as an English citizen |
| Following the French and Indian War, how did the British government anger the American colonists? | the king and parliament believed that the colonists should pay part of the cost, so the issued New taxes on the colonies and began to enforce existing taxes more strictly |
| what was the purpose of the continental congress? | to establish a political body to represent American interests and challenge British control. |
| What does the Preamble of Deceleration of Independence state? | which states that people who wish to form a new country should explain their reasons for doing so. |
| How did the war for independence affect slavery in the United States? | -views changed about slavery -the colonies want freedom, yet they are denying freedom for freedom for Africans |
| What challenges did the American revolutionaries face at the start of the war? | -they had entrained volunteers -small, inexperienced army -outnumbered -small supply of weapons and necessities -not all colonists supported the war |
| Why was the battle of Lexington and Concord referred to as "the shot heard round the world"? | it started the revolution |
| what was the first document modeling representative government drafted in the new world? | the mayflower compact |
| what effect did the revolutionary war have on women who remained at home? | -it had women questioning their place in society -women took charge at the house -provided for the family -ran their husbands business |
| Thomas Paine | wrote the Common Sense document |
| Guerrilla Warfare | was a hit-and-run technique |
| Ambush | a surprise attack |
| Yorktown | it was an important battle because it ended the revolution |
| Inflation | took more and more money to buy the same amount of goods |
| Samuel Adams | started Sons of Liberty. He also revived the Committee of Correspondence after the Boston Massacre. |
| Propaganda | information made to influence public opinion. |
| Mercenary | hired soldiers to fight for them |
| separatists | protestants also known as pilgrims |
| Benedict Arnold | -Originally Patriot officer -sold info to British -Biggest known traitor |
| Blockade | prevented supplies and reinforcements from reaching the Continental Army |
| Recruit | to enlist |
| Patriot | were colonists who supported the war for independence |
| Loyalists | colonists that didn't support the war and thought that taxes and regulations were not a reason to rebel |
| Minutemen | men that would be ready to fight at a minutes notice |
| Stamp Act | law that placed a tax on almost all paper materials |
| Boycott | to refuse to buy |
| Writs of Assistance | a law made so officers can go through your house to look for any smuggled goods |
| Proclamation of 1763 | a law passed so colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| George Washington | -Army's commander of the Continental Army - lead his troops into Boston |
| Thomas Jefferson | -he wrote the Deceleration of Independence -he served in the Virginia legislature |
| Indentured Servant | laborer that volunteered to work without pay for a certain period of time for an exchange for freedom in America |
| Iroquois Confederacy | -powerful group of Native Americans -were forced to become British's allies by moving closer |
| Militia | a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies |
| Triangular Trade | a trade between: Africa, West Indies, Great Britain and American colonies and they traded many different things |
| Puritan | British colonist seeking religious freedom and a role in government |
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