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Ch 5 Road to Rev
Spalding Academy 7th/8th 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To refuse to buy items from a particular country | Boycott |
| An organization that used meetings, letters, and pamphlets to spread political ideas through the colonies | Committee of correspondence |
| Rag figure representing an unpopular individual | Effigy |
| Complaint or protest | Grievances |
| American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed war for independence | Loyalist |
| A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies | Militia |
| American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won | Patriot |
| The introduction to a formal document | Preamble |
| Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion | Propaganda |
| To provide rooms and food to soldiers | Quarter |
| Incoming money | Revenue |
| Legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled | Writs of assistance |
| Lowered tax on colonial molasses, allowed smuggled goods to be seized without trial | Sugar Act |
| Taxed all printed materials (letters, cards, etc) | Stamp Act |
| Colonists must pay for food, drink, and lodging for troops | Quartering Act |
| States that the British have the right to tax the colonists | Declaratory Act |
| Taxed imported goods like glass and lead | Townshend Acts |
| Taxed colonial tea | Tea Act |
| Closes Boston harbor until tea paid for | Coercive Act |
| The British passed the above acts to pay off the debt for what war? | French and Indian War |
| What are the four different sections of the Declaration of Independence? | Preamble, Declaration of natural rights, List of grievances, Resolution |
| What are 3 unalienable rights from the Dec. of Ind.? | Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| What are 3 grievances from the Dec of Ind.? | Didn’t pass our laws, must quarter troops, cut off our trade with the world |
| What are 3 powers that the US claims in the Dec. of Ind.? | Declare war, make peace, contract alliances, and establish commerce |
| Name 3 people who signed the Dec of Ind. | John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams (See pg. 157) |
| Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill? | The British |
| The peaceful petition that was sent to King George III by the Second Continental Congress. | Olive Branch Petition |
| A group of patriots who believed in independence and natural rights for all men | Sons of Liberty |
| The colonist who rode all night to alert the militia that the British were marching to Concord | Paul Revere |
| Where were the first shots of the revolution fired? | Lexington and Concord |
| Who are the minutemen? | American militiamen who could volunteer to be ready for service in a minute |
| Name two members of the 1st Continental Congress | John Adams, George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, etc (pg 142) |
| What did the First Continental Congress do? | Called for the repeal of several laws, boycotted British goods, formed a militia |
| Name two members of the 2nd Continental Congress | John Adams, George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, etc (pg 148) |
| What did the Second Continental Congress do? | Printed money, set up a post office, created the Continental army |
| Describe the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party, the Party itself, and the events after the Boston Tea Party (any acts passed by the British govt?) | British pass a series of acts to raise taxes, colonists don’t like them. Dress up like Indians and dump tea in Boston harbor. British pass the Coercive Acts. Close Boston Harbor |
| Describe the controversy over the events of the Boston Massacre. How can this event be used as propaganda against the British? | Colonists threw snowballs at British. British fire and kill 5 people. Colonists claim it’s a massacre. Blame British for using force |
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