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American_Revolution
USH Romeyn
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Seven Years War | Fought in North America from 1754-1763 between the French (and Indians) and British. British won, costly, colonists got land |
| Salutary Neglect | The theory that the colonies will thrive and prosper if left alone. Promoted by Prime Minister Walpole; practice ended after the French-Indian War. |
| Sugar Act | Passed in 1765 by the British. Placed a tax on sugar imports and prohibited trade with other countries. Money used for war debt. |
| Stamp Act | Passed in 1765 by the British. Colonists had to purchase a stamp for all paper goods. Major protests; seen as an internal tax, Stamp Act congress called, boycotts, tar and feather. |
| Virtual Representation | The theory that the colonists are represented "virtually" as British citizens. John Dickinson rejected this theory. |
| Boston Tea Party | 1773, December 16, members of Songs of Liberty dump the tea to send a massage to the Government that they were not happy with the monopoly given and tax added. |
| Coercive Acts | The Boston Tea Party→1.British closed port of Boston to trade til tea paid for 2.England halt commercial life of city 3.No town meeting ext. annual spring election of town selectmen 4.Room and food to soldiers 5.Took all rights of government |
| Hessians | German arm who was charged to help British in the war between America and British. |
| Redcoats | the history term of British army because of their uniform |
| The Declaration of Independence | The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Anti-federalist who was the chief writer of the Declaration of Independence |
| George III | King of England during the American Revolution; wished to keep the Americans as a loyal colony; instituted many taxes on the colonists to boost revenue for England |
| Sons and Daughters of Liberty | Men and women who led protests against British taxes. Encourage boycotts, home goods, daughters made homespun. |
| Stamp Act Congress | 1765, 9/13 colonies represented, NY, wanted to force parliament to repeal Stamp Act, encourage boycott. |
| Non Consumption | Efforts by colonists to boycott materials/goods imported. Encouraged home manufacturing. |
| Tea Act | Was an Act to expand the British East India Company |
| Boston Massacre | Boston Massacre was an incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British redcoats.January 1 1770 marking the end of the nomimportation agreement. (March 5 1770.) |
| 2nd Continental Congress | At Philadelphia, not calling for independence.All 13 colonies sent delegates. Agree that military buildup was necessary and create the continental army.George Washington was appointed commander in chief of the army. |
| Bunker Hill | 1775, Boston, British rush the hill and suffer losses, but Americans finally flee. After, George III declares war and hires Hessians. |
| Olive Branch Petition | Peace offered from colonies 1776 (2nd Continental Congress) written by Dickinson. |
| Common Sense | written by Thomas Paine; 47 page pamphlet that sold a total of 120,000 copies in three months; The document was made to show the reasons why American needed independence from Britain immediately |
| Loyalists | People who remained loyal to England and opposed war for independence. 20%-30% of the colonists. Royal officials and other peple who benifited from Britain's colonial rule were normally loyalists. Also called Tories. |
| Battle of Saratoga | The Battle of Saratoga=turning point of War; were 2 diff. battles in same region; first battle won-British, the second=eighteen days after first was one of the most key battles of American Revolutionary War. America won by forcing British to surrender |
| Battle of Yorktown | 1781, Fought between American & French forces VS. The British Army. The last major land battle of The American Revolutionary War. British were defeated, eventually became the end of the conflict. |
| Treaty of Paris | 1783, ends American Revolution.Americans get: independence, land, fishing, and slaves won't get freedom British: war debts paid, loyalists get property back |
| Lexington and Concord | First skirmish, militia encounter British troops, shots exchanged, who shot first?? |
| George Grenville | British Prime Minister, cracked down on smuggling, passed taxes. |
| Samuel Adams | American revolutionary, founded Sons of Liberty |
| Abigail Adams | Wife of John Adams, "Remember the Ladies" |
| John Dickinson | conservative leader who wrote "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania"; he advocated for colonial rights but urged peace with England Later, he helped write the Articles of Confederation. |
| George Washington | led Continental Army, selected first President, from Virginia |
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