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JustinL Ch.3 test
Road to Revolution Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Triangular Trade | Colonial trade route beween the Americas, Britain, and Africa. Navigation acts taxed all sugar that was traded between the West Indies and was one of the first taxes colonies disagreed with. It also provided the colonis with slaves. |
| Great Awakening | a religous movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730's and the 1740's. It was significant because by giving people spiritual equality people wanted political equality and it helped give the people political equality. |
| The French and Indian War | War between France and Britain. Treaty of Paris ended the battle. Britain won the battle and It gave Britain land east of the Mississipi river and Florida |
| Proclamation Act of 1763 | It banned British settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains and ordered settlers to leave the Ohio River valley because King George feared more fighting. It angered some of the colonists who had settled in the Ohio River Valley |
| Samuel Adams | Colonist who created the slogan along with Otis, No Taxation without reprsentation he helped found the Committees of Correspndence. It's members shared ideas and info about the new British laws and how to challenge them |
| boycott | refusal tgo buy certain products- colonists refused to buy British goods that were taxed including paper, paint, tea, and glass -was a very effective way of protesting parliament repealed some of the taxes |
| Stamp Act | 1765 this act required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when the bought paper items including legal douments, licenses, newspapers, pamplets, and even playing cards. the colonists started protesting and the sons of liberty were created |
| repeal | to remove or take back; parliament repealed many of the taxes on the colonists; it showd the colonists could cause parliament to change and that they had power |
| Townshend Acts | 1767; taxed glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods; colonists continued protestin and rthe daughters of liberty were created |
| Boston Massacre | 1770; people started insulting the soldiers soldiers shoot 5 people and they die they used it as propagand against the british angered the colonists |
| Boston Tea Party | Dec 16, 1773; colonists disguised as indians snuck on the 3 tea ships. They dumped over 340 tea chests into the sea; angered Lord North so he created the intolerable acts |
| Sons of Liberty | group organized by Samuel Adams; sometimes used violence to frighten tax collectors their actions helped rally colonists to start the American Revolution |
| intolerable Acts | 1774; angered Lord north to create coersive acts called by colonists intolerable acts; boston harbor was closed until ruined tea was paid for; Massachusetts charter was canceled; Thomas Gage became govoner of Massachusetts; angered colonists |
| First Coninental Congress | 1774;gathering of delagates from throughout the colonies; compromised halted all trade with Britain and told colonial militias to be ready for war; made a list of 10 resolutions that included life, liberty and property; showed colonists were ready for war |
| Battle of Lexington-Concord | 1775; wanted to destroy colonies weapons spies alerted minuttemen; colonies lose battle british destroyed weapons; British returns to Boston but shot down by minute men easy targets because of red coats showed the colonists were ready for war |
| minutemen | members of the civilian militian and could get ready in a minute; it showed the determination and they were the first people to get in the battle because they were ready in a minute's notice |
| Second Continental Congress | May 1775; declare Massachusetts militia Continental Army led by Washington but did not break from Britain |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | hid behind a bunker; colonists ran out of ammo so Britain won but a tragic victory; proved the colonists could take on Britain |
| Common Sense | written by Thomas Paine; 47 page pamphlet published in January 1776 stating the colonies should separate from Britain; influence people into wanting separation from Britain |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote Declaration of Independence; significant because it proved that the colonists were independent |
| Declaration of Independence | July 4, 1776; stated that all men possess unalienable rights including life liberty and the pursuit of happiness; second part stated that the king had made unfair laws; third it said the colonists had a right to break from Britain |
| Patriots | people who chose to fight for independence and 40-45 percent of population were patriots; impact was they fought for freedom |
| Loyalists | people who were remained loyal to Britain 20-30 percent of the population were loyalists; showed that some people were still loyal to Britain |
| people left out of the Declaration of Independence | woman and African-Americans; if slaves and women were added, it would have stopped many wars and protests |
| Who fought in the American Revolution | French, Spain, England, and the colonists |
| advantages of British forces | well trained soldiers large powerful navy |
| disadvantages of the British forces | had to cross the Atlantic ocean used mercenaries as so;diers |
| advantages of the colonial forces | fought for what they believed in got help from European nations |
| disadvantages of the colonial forces | untrained soldiers small navy |
| Battle of Trenton | colonists were losing so decided to go offensive surprised the mercenaries and won the battle proved the patriots were a strong force |
| Battle of Saratoga | path British were going through was blocked and hard to get through also one british general did not go according to plans colonists surrounded British and won battle America's morale soared and proved the Patriots could win battles |
| Battle of Yorktown | Colonists along with French surrounded British and had them in a siege so British surrendered last major battle of the American Revolution ; ended the war |
| Treaty of Paris | 1783; Britain recognize the US as a country set america's borders; ended the war and gave America independence |
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