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chapter 5 Flashcards

1
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  1. British general who led and was killed in the first major action of the French and Indian War
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edward Braddock

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  1. British politician who changed tactics in the war and gave full support to the war effort in the American colonies
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william pitt

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  1. British general who besieged Quebec City and devised a daring plan to capture the city
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James Wolfe

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  1. French commander of Quebec City
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marquis de montcalm

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5
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  1. Ottawa Indian chief who strongly opposed British colonists’ expansion into the western frontier
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pontiac

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6
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  1. Prohibited colonists from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountains
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Proclamation of 1763

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  1. Allowed customs officials to search for smuggled goods
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writs of assistance

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  1. Stated that certain products could be shipped only to England or other English colonies
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navigation and trade act

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  1. Taxed legal documents, newspapers, calendars, playing cards, and other printed items
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stamp act

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10
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  1. Required colonists to house British troops in barracks, stables, or other buildings
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quartering act of 1765

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  1. Taxed imported goods such as sugar, molasses, and coffee
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sugar act

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  1. The primary author of the Albany Plan of Union was _____.
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benjamin Franklin

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  1. King _____was the English monarch who was petitioned by the Stamp Act Congress.
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george the 3rd

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14 The _____ Acts placed new taxes on glass, paper, lead, paint, and tea.

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townshends act

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  1. When Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts, they maintained the tax on what item?
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tea

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  1. In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British passed the Coercive Acts, which the colonists called the _____ Acts.
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intolerable acts

17
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  1. Who made the statement “Give me liberty or give me death” during a speech at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, in 1775?
A

Patrick henry

18
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  1. One of the men who warned the colonists that the British were coming toward Lexington and Concord was _____.
A

Paul Revere

19
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  1. The strongest confederation of Indian tribes in North America was the
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iroquois

20
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  1. The ______________________War was fought in North America from 1754 to 1763.
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french and indian war

21
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  1. The governor of Virginia sent ____________________to construct a fort at the Ohio River in 1754.
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William Pitt

22
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22 The tactic of hiding behind trees and ambushing the enemy is called _________________warfare.

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guerilla

23
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  1. The main group which organized protests against the Stamp Act was
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sons of liberty

24
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  1. Delegates from nine colonies met in an assembly known as the __________________________to peacefully protest the Stamp Act.
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stamp act congress

25
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  1. A famous member of the Sons of Liberty was.26. At the ________________________ over one hundred men boarded British ships and tossed all the tea overboard.
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samuel adams

26
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  1. Refusals to buy, or _______________, were a colonial response to the taxes Britain placed on imported goods.
A

boycott

27
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  1. At the ________________________ over one hundred men boarded British ships and tossed all the tea overboard.
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Boston tea party

28
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  1. An English philosopher whose writings influenced the colonists’ view on the right to overthrow the government was.
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john locke

29
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  1. At the___________________, delegates of the colonies met to discuss their opposition to the Intolerable Acts.
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first continental Congress

30
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  1. Militiamen who were to be ready at a moment’s notice were called.
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minutemen

31
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  1. The first town the British troops reached and where the first casualties of the War for Independence occurred was .
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lexington

32
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  1. At the town of ________________the British destroyed military supplies and then retreated to Boston.
A

Concord

33
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  1. The term ____________________________ refers to the number of people killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle
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casualties

34
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  1. Compare the European style of warfare to the French and Indian style.
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europeans used guerilla warfare and the french had colorful uniforms

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