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Social Studies
Flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Who was the French and Indian war between? | 1. Great Britain and France (with respective Native American allies and American colonists) |
| 2. What factors led to conflict in the Ohio Valley? (French and Indian war) | 2. The British and French had land that was there, and Fort Duquesne was built to get rid of the French. |
| 3. Who won the war? (French and Indian war) | 3. The English and their Native American allies. |
| 4. Why did the war leave England in debt? (French and Indian war) | 4. The British spend millions of Euros on the military |
| Proclamation of 1763, What was it? | a law made by the British that did not let colonists settle west of the Appalachian mountains. |
| Proclamation of 1763 Why did England make this law? | after the French and Indian war, the British wanted to separate Native Americans so that they could have a better relationship |
| Proclamation of 1763 How did colonists respond to it? | they were not happy at all, and ignoring the proclamation completely, continuing to move west. |
| Stamp Act What did it tax? | added a tax on all paper used. |
| Stamp Act Why did England pass it? | to pay off debts that the French and Indian War caused. |
| Stamp Act How did colonists respond? | protested, made boycotts, forcing it to repeal by making the group the Sons of Liberty. |
| “No taxation without representation” What does this mean? | Colonists got taxed by the British without any representatives to say anything or vote about it. |
| “No taxation without representation” Where did colonists want representation? | The British Parliament |
| Quartering Act What did it tax? | it made the colonists house and feed the British soldiers that were there. |
| Quartering Act Why did England pass it? | they needed housing and food for the British soldiers |
| Quartering Act How did colonists respond? | they were enraged and saw it as violating their rights. |
| Townshend Act What did it tax? | glass, paint, tea, lead, and paper |
| Townshend Act Why did England pass it? | because after the Stamp Act, they still needed to pay the huge debt. |
| Townshend Act How did colonists respond? | more protests, boycotts, and “no taxation without representation” |
| Boston Massacre What happened? | British soldiers shot a crowd of Bostonians, in which killing 5 colonists and injuring 10. |
| Boston Massacre Why did it happen? | after the Townshend Acts, colonists formed a mob because they felt they were not represented in Parliament. |
| Tea Act What did this law do? | imposed a law on taxing tea |
| Tea Act Why did England pass it? | the British East India Company was in crippling debt and needed to pay it so they put the tax |
| Tea Act How did colonists respond? | So angry that the Boston Tea Party happened |
| Boston Tea Party What happened? | colonists threw boxes of tea into the ocean . |
| Boston Tea Party Why did it happen? | they hated the law so much, they thought it was ridiculous. |
| Intolerable Acts What did this law do? | It closed off Boston Harbor to all shipping until the ruined tea was paid off, and that it made Massachusetts fully under control of the British |
| Intolerable Acts Why did England pass it? | they thought it would bring peace |
| Intolerable Acts How did colonists respond? | they sent a respectful message to King George, hoping he would consider their rights and repeal the law |
| Battle of Lexington & Concord What is the significance of the events at L & C? | It showed that the American colonists would not give up. |
| Declaration of Independence Who wrote it? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Declaration of Independence What was its purpose? | to declare independence from England |
| Declaration of Independence What did it lead to? | the Revolutionary War, and then independent states |
| Patriot | a person who supported the American side of the war. (lower class people) |
| Loyalist | a person who supported the British side of the war. (higher class people, did not want their land taken away) |
| ally | A nation that joins another nation for some common effort, such as war. |
| act | the things that King George III did after the colonies did certain things. |
| militia | an army (small) made up of ordinary citizens ready to fight in an emergency |
| tyranny | when a government uses its power in an unfair way. (tyrant is a person who does that) |
| repeal | to cancel or take back a law |
| boycott | to refuse to buy something from a certain supplier/source. |
| consent | permission |
| Sons of Liberty / Daughters of Liberty | groups that organized against British polocies that permitted tax on certain goods. |
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