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Social Studies
Unit 2- French and Indian War 1754-1763-The American Revolution
Question | Answer |
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What are 3 reasons the French have friendly relations with the Native Americans? | 1) They didn't try to take their land 2) They married into the groups 3) A majority of the Native Americans sided with the French |
Why didn't the English have friendly relations with the Native Americans? | They tried to take their land |
Who fought in the war? | Britain (British Colonies) vs France (French Colonies) and the Native Americans |
What were they fighting over? | They were fighting over money and land in the Ohio River Valley |
Who drew the Join, or Die cartoon in 1754? | Ben Franklin |
Why did he draw the Join, or Die cartoon? | -He was telling the colonies to join to fight the French. -It was in response to the Albany Plan of Union. -If you don't join together, the French will defeat them. -Work together to fight the French |
What was the Albany Congress? | 7 colonies met in Albany to discuss war |
What happened at the Albany Congress? | -It decided to convince the Iroquois to help them fight the French (The Iroquois didn't join at this time, they waited to join the English when the war was almost over) -They created a united colonial defense against the French |
Why did the Iroquois remain neutral during war? | They did not want to pick the losing side because they were afraid they'd lose their land |
Why did most Native American groups side with the French? | The French did not steal their land |
Who won the French and Indian war? | Britain won |
What was the Treaty of Paris and what did it do? | 1) It ended the French and Indian war 2) It said that Britain gained Canada and all French land east of the Mississippi |
What was the Proclamation of 1763? How did the Americans respond? | 1) it was an imaginary line across the Appalachian Mts. that colonists couldn't cross (colonists had to stay on the eastern side) 2) The colonists ignored the law and crossed anyway |
Why did the British begin taxing the Americans after the French and Indian war? (2 reasons) | 1) to pay off war debt 2) to pay to keep the redcoats in America |
What is Parliament? | a lawmaking group in Britain |
Explain the Stamp Act, as well as the colonial reaction. | 1) It is a tax on paper, dice and playing cards 2) the colonists reacted violently and Parliament repealed the act |
Explain the Townshend Acts, as well as the colonial reaction. | 1) it is a tax on paper, tea, paint, lead and glass 2) the colonists boycotted all goods being taxed |
What was the Non-Importation Agreements? | Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts |
Who were the Sons of Liberty? What was their goal? | 1) they were a radical group led by Sam Adams 2) their goal was to end the British rule in America |
What (actually) happened at the Boston Massacre? | 5 colonists were shot by the Redcoats |
Why did Paul Revere purposely create an inaccurate painting of the Boston Massacre? | He wanted to make the British look bad, and get Americans to join the patriot cause |
Why did Parliament pass the Quartering Act? | 1) there weren't enough forts and bases in the colonies 2) so the Redcoats could live in colonial homes |
Explain the Tea Act. | It was a law passed to help the British East India Company sell its extra tea. Tea was still taxed. |
Why did the Americans hold the Boston Tea Party? | 1) to protest the tax on tea 2) there was no representation in the tax laws being passed in England |
Explain the Intolerable Acts. | 1) it was passed by Parliament to punish Boston for the Tea Party 2) it shut down the Boston Harbor and there was a new Quartering Act |
What was the First Continental Congress? | It was a colonial meeting in Philadelphia to help the colonists of Boston because of the Intolerable Acts |
What happened at the First Continental Congress? | 1) it put a boycott on all British goods 2) each colony had to create its own militia |
What event is considered to have started the American Revolution? | Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775) |
Name a few advantages the British had at the start of the Revolution. | 1) they had a great Army and Navy 2) the Loyalists 3) the Hessians |
Name a few advantages the Americans had at the start of the Revolution. | 1) home field advantage 2) rifles 3) great leaders (George Washington) |
Name a few disadvantages the British had at the start of the Revolution. | 1) supply problems 2) they were 3,000 miles away |
Name a few disadvantages the Americans had at the start of the Revolution. | 1) no Navy 2) they were poorly trained |
Which group served as mercenaries during the American Revolution? | Hessians (Germans)- They fought for the British |
Explain the importance of Common Sense. | Thomas Paine explained to the colonists why they should break away |
Explain the purpose of the Declaration of Independence. | it was to break away from Britain |
What are the 4 parts of the Declaration of Independence? | 1) Introduction 2) Natural Rights (Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness) 3) "All Men are Created Equal" 4) government is created to protect the people's natural rights |
What was the importance of Fort Ticonderoga to the Patriots driving the British from Boston? | They captured cannons |
Explain the importance of the Battle of Saratoga. | France became an ally of the Americans |
Explain the importance of the Battle of Yorktown. | It was the last major battle of the war- The Americans won |
What was the Treaty of Paris (2) from 1783? | It was when Britain recognized American independence |