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Revolutionary War SS
Made by me to help study for Unit 2 SS Test.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Albany Plan? Was it successful? Why or why not? | Ben Franklin created a plan to unify the 13 colonies together under one centralized government. It failed, due to the colonies not wanting to give up their authority and Western claims of territory to a centralized government. |
| What was the meaning of the "Join or Die" flag? | Made by Ben Franklin to show the disunity of the colonies. |
| What were the major causes of the French and Indian War? | 1. France and England competed for land in the Ohio River Valley. 2. The French had trapping and trade routes in the ORV. 3. Colonies were taking French territory as population grew. 4. They competed over trade issues with the Native Americans. |
| What happened to the British in the beginning of the war and why? | General Braddock was defeated by a smaller French force. Braddock was killed. French had better tactics- Guerilla style warfare. French had better leadership- Native American allies. |
| What did the British do to turn the tide of the war? | William Pitt became Prime Minister of England and vowed to bring England to victory, (money). Pitt focused on- Better leadership, alliance with Natives, and victory in Quebec. |
| What were the conditions of the Treaty of Paris? | The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. The French transferred claims West of the Mississippi to Spain. France gave territory East of the Mississippi to the British. |
| What was the Proclamation of 1763 and why was it issued? | To prevent more fighting King George stopped settlers Westward expansion. The Appalachian Mts. became the temporary border for the colonies. This angered the colonists who were already living in the area, or purchased land there. |
| How did the British rule lead to conflict? | France gives up all land in North America. Native American tribes are not recognized in European land claims. England is in debt!! Increased tension and distance between England and the colonies. |
| What is the Sugar Act? | An import tax on sugar and molasses. |
| What is the Stamp Act? | Created to pay for British Troops stationed in colonies during the F&I War. The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of paper such as documents, wills, and playing cards. |
| What is the Quartering Act? | The act required colonial governments to provide and pay for feeding and sheltering any troops stationed in their colony. Violated colonists rights to privacy. Purpose was to save British money after the war. |
| What are the Townshend Acts? | Imposed taxes on British lead, paint, paper, and tea. Cause of the protest which led to the Boston Massacre. King repealed all items but taxes on tea. |
| What is a Writs of Assistance? | Documents which served as illegal search warrants without evidence or a reasonable cause. Violated people's rights to privacy. |
| BM- Who? What? Where? Why? | 1. 200 colonists and 9 British soldiers. 2. Colonists are violently protesting, soldiers fired into crowd, killing 5 colonists. 3. Boston. 4. Colonists were protesting the tax on tea from the Townshend Acts. |
| What is the Committees of Correspondence? | Colonies means of communicating with with one another. Unify the colonists against British laws and acts. Send warnings about British activity. Sam Adams!! |
| What is the Tea Act? | Granted money to British East- India Tea Company to sell tea directly to the colonies. Allowed British Company to sell tea for less than Dutch tea. Colonists feared people would be forced to buy British tea. |
| BTP- Who? What? Where? Why? | 1. The Sons of Liberty. 2. SOL dressed like Mohawk Indians, dumped 342 cases of British tea into the Boston Harbor. 3. Boston Harbor. 4. To protest the tea act. |
| The Intolerable Acts and their purposes? | It was to punish Boston for the tea party, and use them as an example of what happens when you defy the King. 1. Close the Boston Harbor (Blockade). 2. Quartering Act. 3. Limit Town Meetings. 4. British officials accused of crime - Fair trial. |
| FCC- Where? Who? Why? Outcome? | 1. Philadelphia. 2. 12/13 colonies sent representatives (GA did not). 3. To organize political resistance to the Intolerable Acts. 4. Colonies had a right to tax and govern themselves, boycott British goods, demand repeals on the IA, and train an army. |
| Paul Revere? | Paul Revere was sent to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Sam Adams and John Hancock that British troops were coming to arrest them. Chanted, "The Redcoats are coming!" |
| Lexington/ Concord- What happened? Significance? | 1. British and colonists met on the green of Lexington. A shot was fired, no one knows who shot first. British marched to Concord where they are ambushed by colonists. 2. Marks the beginning of the war, as the First Battle. |
| SCC- Where? Who? Why? Outcome? Part one. | 1. Philadelphia. 2. 56 delegates. 3. Restore peace between colonies and Britain. 4. The Olive Branch petition- colonists were loyal to King and should stop fighting. Declaration of Necessities and Taking up Arms- colonists were up to dying for freedom. |
| SCC Outcome Part two. | 4. George Washington leader of militias. King declared colonies were in open rebellion. |
| Battle of Bunker Hill- What happened? Significance? | 1. British took the hill after heavy casualties and three attempts. 2. Even though it was an American loss, it gave the colonists confidence. |
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