ch 2.3 Flashcards
(22 cards)
crispus attucks
one of the five colonists that were killed in the boston massacre. he was a dock worker that was part african part native american
samuel adams
the massachusetts radical leader that revived the boston committee of correspondence in 1772
john adams
a successful lawyer and samuel adams’ younger cousin. he was selected to be a delegate from massachusetts for the continental congress along with samuel adams
patrick henry
a delegate sent from virginia for the continental congress. patrick henry and richard henry lee were two of the most outspoken defenders of colonial rights
george washington
one of the 3 delegates sent from virginia for the continental congress
king george iii
announced to parliament that new england was in a state of rebellion
paul revere
a colonist who warned the colonies that the british were coming so that the colonies could defend themselves
import
to buy goods from foreign markets
smuggling
trading illegally with other nations
boycott
to refuse to buy items from a particular country
repeal
to cancel an act or law
resolution
a formal expression of opinion
militia
a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
minutemen
companies of civilian soldiers that boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute’s notice
why did the british issue the proclamation of 1763
it allowed them to control settler movement and avoid conflict with native americans
how did the british punish the colonists for the boston tea party
they passed the coercive acts which closed down boston harbor and put the government of massachusetts under military rule
what political ideas led to the formation of the continental congress
the colonies found out that they needed to work together in their opposition against the british, and they believed that the acts passed by parliament since 1763 violated the colonists’ rights
why were the colonists especially angry with the the tea act
they thought it was a conspiracy against liberty
what did the colonists call the corrcive acts
the intolerable acts
why did the british control taxes and trade in the colonies
because they were in debt from the french-indian war
what states did the continental congress include and when was it created
every state except georgia, and it was created in september 1774
what are a group of citizen soldiers that are ready to fight the british
a militia or minutemen
