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Social Studies 9 wk
social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| No taxation without what | representation |
| what happened after the french and indian war | the british government was in a lot of debt |
| what was their solution to what happened after the french and indian war | taxation of colonists |
| What would british use the tax money to pay for | french and indian war debt |
| when did the sugar act occur | in 1764 |
| what did the sugar act do | forced colonist to pay high taxes on all imported sugar. (first act to enrage colonist) |
| the quatering act allowed what | british soldiers to be housed in the homes of the colonists |
| what were colonists forced to provide in the quatering act | food and shelter |
| when did the stamp act occur | february 1765 |
| what was taxed during the stamp act | newspapers, legal documents, and pamphlets any printed materials |
| what does no taxation without representation mean | not fair to be taxed without representation in parliament |
| navigation acts required colonists to what | export certain key goods such as tobacco only to britain |
| what is boycotting | refusing to buy or use |
| colonists decided to boycott what | materials being imported from britian |
| when did the townshend act occur | 1774 |
| what did the townshend act tax | imports on lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea |
| when was the committee of correspondence formed | 1772 |
| what was the purpose od the committee of correspondence | to open communication between all the colonies about political and economic issues |
| how did the correspondence help the colonists | it strengthed them and prepared them to revolt against british |
| when did the boston tea part take place | 1772 |
| what happend in the boston tea party | british tried to import a large shipment of tea into the colonies but the colonists refused to let british officials unload it. |
| what did the men of the boston tea party do | they dressed as indians went aboard the ship and dumped 45 tons of tea into the harbor |
| how much was the ruined tea worth | about 1 million dollars in todays money |
| how did the british react to the tea party | they were mad and decided to not let any ship in or out of boston until all the tea was paid off |
| what act was passed due to the boston tea party | intolerable acts |
| what happened at the edenton tea party | 51 north carolina women gathered in edenton to sign a document saying they supported the boycotts on tea |
| what was found out about the edenton tea party | there was no tea involved |
| what day did the shot heard around the world occur | april 19, 1775 |
| what was paul revere's part in the shot heard around the world | set out to the town of lexington to warn that the british were coming. |
| what was the shot heard around the world | the start of the war between colonists and british in lexington |
| what was the 1st continental congress purpose | to send representatives to philidelphia to make the declaration of rights and grievences to the king |
| the declaration of rights and grievences meant what | colonists had the right to govern themselves |
| how many colonists were killed | 8 |
| why were colonists and british fighting | british taxed colonists to recover from their debt problem from the french and indian war and the colonists thought it wasnt fair |
| why were british putting more and more taxes upon the colonists | to pay for the french and indian war debt |
| what was the sugar act | paying high taxes on sugar to get more money |
| why was the edenton tea party important | a document was signed in agreement to support boycotting the tea |
| when was the battle of bunker hill | june 1775 |
| In the battle of bunker hill what did the british do | they rushed the hill 3 times |
| in the battle of bunker hill the colonists were forced to retreat due to what | lack of communication and supplies |
| when was the battle in valley forge | septemeber 1777 |
| in valley forge george washington was forced to what | make winter camp about 20 miles from philidelphia at valley forge |
| how many men died that winter in valley forge | 2,500 |
| what did the men of valley forge die from | cold, disease, and malnutrition |
| what are hessians | hessians are soldiers from germany king george hired these soldiers to fight the colonists |
| when was the battle of trenton | december 1776 |
| what did the american troops do to the hessian soldiers in the battle of trenton | suprised them with a early morning raid |
| how many men did the americans capture in the battle of trenton | nearly 1000 men none were american casualties |
| when was the battle of saratoga | october 1777 |
| who led the american forces in the battle of saratoga | general horatio gates, general phillip schulyer, and general benidict arnold |
| what happened to gates in the battle of saratoga | he lost his 1st battle and relieved arnold of his command |
| in the battle of saratoga british was forced to do what | attack bennis heights |
| what did the british general do in the battle of saratoga | he surrendered a few days at saratoga |
| what were the outcomes of the battle of saratoga | the colonial army won and france decided to help out the colonists |
| when was the battle of yorktown | august-october 1781 |
| where did the british army set up camp | on a peninsula |
| where did washingtons army block the british army in yorktown | into the west |
| where did the french navy block the british army in yorktown | to the east |
| what happened to the british army once they were trapped in yorktown | they were trapped and help could not arrive |
| what were the outcomes of the battle of yorktown | the colonial army wins the war and colonists are free of british rule no more king |
| when was the battle of moores creek bridge | february 1776 |
| when was the mecklenburg declaration of independence | may 19, 1775 |
| what was it said to be | a precursor to the declaration of independence |
| what happend at the mecklenburg convention | attendees called for independence a year before the declaration of independence was signed |
| what did the battle of guilford courthouse lead to | cornwallis' surrender at yorktown |
| what were the outcomes of the guilford courthouse | many british soldiers were killed and cornwallis claimed victory at guilford but retreated to wilmington with spirits greatly lowered |
| why were the colonies victorious | 1. france enters the war on the side of the colonists 2. colonists were on their turf 3.britians homelands were across the ocean |
| what did france give the colonists | they gave troops weapons and supplies to the colonists |
| what advantage did the colonists have making them victorious | they knew the land better and were familiar with the territory they were fighting on |
| how did britains homelands affect them | it made it easier to communicate, longer time for british to get supplies as they were shipped, and the british had to wait longer for information |
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