Apush Flashcards
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What was the primary purpose of the Albany Congress in 1754?
The primary purpose of the Albany Congress was to keep the Iroquois Indians on the French side so the Iroquois Indians could assist the French battle
Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union in 1754?
Benjamin Franklin
What was determined as a result of The Peace of Paris?
The French gave up all of their territories that they had in North America at the end of the American Revolution.
the Proclamation Line of 1763 proclaimed what?
King George proclaimed to the colonies that they should not go west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts?
The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to control the government trade between England and the colonies. It also prevented smuggling and made more formal rules pertaining to commerce.
The colonial outcry of “no taxation without representation”is in relation to what?
The Stamp Act & The Sugar Tax
How does “Salutary neglect” affect the colonists before and after the French and Indian War?
The Salutary Neglect affected the colonists before and after the French and Indian war because it caused some American colonists to become more independent from the British along with Parliament.
Pontiacs rebellions
A rebellion led by the Native Americans after the French and Indian War, led by the Ottawa Chief, Pontiac. The Native Americans, Ottawa tribe, were against the British expanding their territories and went so far as to destroy the nearby British forts. When Pontiac died, the attacks ended.
Enlightenment
A major movement that took place between the late 17th century to the end of the 18th century, it highlighted science and reasoning instead of religion.
Primogeniture
Succession belonging to the first born male.
Know 2 main imperial policies that British soldiers were intended to carry out as a result of the Quartering Act of 1765
Two main imperial policies that British soldiers were intended to carry out as a result of the Quartering Act was being stricter about smuggling and enforcing impressment.
Currency Act
A British proposition that the colonies that the colonies form of currency were to be gold/silver in 1764
Stamp Act
Colonists would have to pay a tax in order to tet papers stamped in 1765
Declaratory Act
An Act of 1766 that announced Parliament’s power to pass any law that would make the peoples and colonies of North America get closer to each other.
Townshend Acts
In 1767, this act was created as an import tax on items such as paper, tea, led, glass, and paint
Intolerable Acts
In 1774 the boundaries of Quebec were extended all the way to Ohio River Valley. This was for the American colonists to use.
Coercive Acts
This act resulted in the part of Boston being temporarily shut down until the residents paid for the things that had been damaged
What was the main point of the Virginia Resolves?
No taxation without representation
How did women contribute to the Colonial Patriot Cause?
Women contributed to the Colonial Patriot Cause by not drinking or giving out British tea
Understand the famous propaganda etching from Paul Revere displaying the Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770 between British soldiers and a group of patriots. The etching was Patriot propaganda and was biased of how the events actually went down. It showed the British to be organized as they shoot innocent people. (Captain Thomas Preston’s orders to the British) This event resulted in several colonists being killed.
The Sons of Liberty and their role in the Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty boarded some docked ships and dumped nearly 350 chests of tea into the harbor
Patriots
The American colonists who were for the American Revolution(Whigs)
Loyalists
These were the American colonists who were against the American Revolution and remained loyal to Britain/King
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine which played a role in convincing the colonists to become independent of Britain, therefore introducing the idea of the American Revolution
