American Revolution Flashcards

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What happened with the sugar act

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Lowered taxes on molasses British officers seized smuggling goods with out court order

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What happened with the proclamation of 1763

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Colonist where not allowed to move past Appalachian mountains

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What happened with the stamp

Act

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Required all printed materials to have stamps -colonial legislature by passed - ignored tradition of self rule

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What happens with the Townshend act

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Taxed goods (glass,tea,paper,&lead) boycotted - wore homemade goods

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What happed with the Boston massacre

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Troops fired on colonists /killed 5 people-crisp us attucks -dock wonker more boycotts,repeal town-sends act (except tea)

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What happened with the Boston tea party

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Throw tea overboard -Boston harbor sons of liberty dressed like Indians

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What happened with intolerable acts

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Used to punish Boston after tea party
Banned town meetings
Closed harbor till the tea was paid for
*forced Bostonians to house brit* troops
(Aka;QUARTERING ACT)
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First continental congress

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*Group of delegates established a political grip to fight for American interest &challenge Brit rule
Drafted statement of grievances called parliament act -boycott all Brit goods&passed resolution to form a military

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What is taxation without representation

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Dec/constitution -all states have representatives in congress (which set taxes)

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Is it true of false if king Gorge the 3 has all the power ?

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True

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Is it true or false that the colonist can talk freely about the king

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False

Was the first amendment freedom of speech

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True of false if the colonist had to house the Brit troops

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True

The third amendment

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Is it true or false that that they could search ur house without a warrant

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True

Fourth amendment have to have a warrant to search somebody’s house

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They put you on trail true or false

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False

Seventh amendment trail by jury

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Boycott

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To refuse to have dealings with, usually express disapproval of certain conditions

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Taxation

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The act of taxing

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Revolution

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A fundamental change in political organization the over throw of a government

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Independence

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The quality or state of being independent

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What did Abigail Adams have to do with the American revolution

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She supported independence asked j.adams to remember the women during the continental congress

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What did mercy Otis warren do in the American revolution

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Woman

Convinced people to become patriots by writing plays about independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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Delegated to Continental congress

Author of the Declaration of Independence

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King George |||

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During the American Revolution

Aggressive policy against colonial resistance

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Ben Franklin

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.convinced France to support the colonists

.negotiated the treaty of Paris 1783

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George Washington

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.commander of the continental army

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Patrick Henry
"Give me liberty or give me death" In the Virginia house of burgess
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John Addams
Lawyer (defended soldiers from the Boston massacre) Negotiated often Negotiated the treaty of Paris Cousins with Samuel Adams
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Samuel Adams
Founder of the sons of liberty Opposed British taxes
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Thomas Paine
Wrote a pamphlet called common sense Pamphlet calling for independence
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Cornwallis
Commander of the British army
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Crisps Attucks
The first to be killed at the Boston massacre
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Lexington and concord
Was the start of the American revolution
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Declaration of Independence
Wrote on July 4,1776 by Thomas Jefferson with the 27 grievances
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Articles of confederation
New government
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Battle of Saratoga
France decided to support the colonies TURNING POINT OF THE ANERICAN REVOLUTION
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Valley forge March
Spent winter 1777 training difficulties (weather ,starvation,disease,shelter)
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Yorktown
End of the war CORN WAILS SURRENDERS
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Treaty of Paris 1783
England recognizes colonial independence Official end of the American Revolutionary War