Chapter 4 sec 2 quiz (lexington and Concord)

Question 1

pontiac’s rebellion

Answer 1

uprising of Ottawa, Huron, Potawatomi, and other Indian groups against the british in the spring of 1763

Question 2

proclamation of 1763

Answer 2

order issued by King george to close the region west of the Appalachian mountain to all settlement by colonists

Question 3

stamp act

Answer 3

law that placed a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, and most other printed materials

Question 4

boycott

Answer 4

a refusal to certain products or use of certain services

Question 5

boston massacre

Answer 5

the incident of the british sending over troops to put down violent resistance that led to the killing of five colonists

Question 6

first continental congress

Answer 6

where committees of Correspondence in several colonies called for a meeting to plan a united response to the developments

Question 7

battles of lexington and concord

Answer 7

battle between the militia and British troops that led to the burning of all their goods and the death of many back in Boston

Question 8

revolutionary war

Answer 8

the war sparked after the battles of lexington and concord

Question 9

why did the british want to put a tax on everything

Answer 9

because they were in a heavy debt

Question 10

what did the british do to try and escape this debt

Answer 10

noticing that colonies in america were prospering, he placed different forms of taxes on everything.

Question 11

when was the sugar act

Answer 11

1764

Question 12

who was in charge of the sugar act and what was his job

Answer 12

George greenville; it is going to be his job to get all the money that they needed from debt

Question 13

what was the sugar act

Answer 13

tax placed on sugar and molasses because colonists are british subject/
colonists protest and smuggle sugar and molasses

Question 14

what type of tax was the sugar act

Answer 14

an indirect tax

Question 15

what were the two types of taxes

Answer 15

diret taxes and indirect taxes

Question 16

direct taxes

Answer 16

taxes you pay and you know exactly what you are paying/ hard to change excuse people know what they are paying

Question 17

indirect taxes

Answer 17

taxes that are figured into the price of an object so you don’t know what your paying/ easy to change since people don’t know what they are paying in the first place

Question 18

how much did the sugar acts reduce the price of molasses by

Answer 18

one half

Question 19

what was the colonists reaction to the sugar act

Answer 19

since this was an indirect tax most colonists did not know the law existed so they did not care

Question 20

what was the quartering acts about

Answer 20

the housing of the soldiers

Question 21

why was the quartering acts put into place

Answer 21

Britain thought that it was going to save them money

Question 22

what was the stamp act

Answer 22

a tax placed on any printed materials

Question 23

when was the stamp act issued

Answer 23

march 1765

Question 24

when did the stamp act go into affect

Answer 24

november 1st 1765

Question 25

what happened to the people who were in charge of stamping everything

Answer 25

they were tarred and feathered

Question 26

what type of tax was the stamp act

Answer 26

a direct tax

Question 27

what were the colonies three forms of reaction

Answer 27

sons of liberty letter to the king colonial boycott

Question 28

who was apart of the sons of liberty

Answer 28

sam adams james otis other people

Question 29

who was the leader of the sons of liberty

Answer 29

sam adams

Question 30

what was the letter to the king

Answer 30

you cannot tax us because they are not part of the British parliament

Question 31

what is the saying (caramia)

Answer 31

no taxation without representation

Question 32

stamp act congress

Answer 32

colonies are going to get together to talk about the stamp act and what they should do about it; end up repealing it

Question 33

what did britain have to say to the stamp act congress

Answer 33

they passed the Declaratory act and made it clear that they are the authority

Question 34

what was the townsend acts

Answer 34

used to raise revenue;/ | used in paint, paper, tea, glass, and led

Question 35

who was the townsend acts named after

Answer 35

charles townsend

Question 36

when were the townsend acts

Answer 36

1767

Question 37

when the townsend acts were over and done with, what item remained on it

Answer 37

tea

Question 38

direct representation

Answer 38

they need to live in the area that you represent

Question 39

indirect representation

Answer 39

in england there was a representative for all colonies (from england)

Question 40

why did the tax on tea remain

Answer 40

to show their authority

Question 41

what happens because they keep tea under the tax

Answer 41

they resort to coffee

Question 42

when was the boston massacre

Answer 42

march 5th 1770

Question 43

where did the bosotn massacre happen

Answer 43

outside the customs house

Question 44

what aren't i going to do?

Answer 44

make flashcards on everything little thing that happened in the boston massacre

Question 45

who became the lawyer for the british

Answer 45

john adams

Question 46

who was the captain of the british during the boston massacre

Answer 46

captain preston

Question 47

who was the lt. gov. for mass

Answer 47

thomas Hutchinson

Question 48

who said what really happened at the boston massacre while in court

Answer 48

richard palms

Question 49

what did palms say

Answer 49

• Asked if he had the intention to fire among the crowd  Preston responded that he would be foolish to so • Also says that Preston was standing in front of his men, not behind like they say • The words to fire were said after the first shot was fired

Question 50

what happened to the british

Answer 50

finds britain not guilty

Question 51

what was the committees of Correspondance

Answer 51

committees formed in every colony that would keep all of the colonies apprised of the situation that was going on

Question 52

who formed the committee

Answer 52

john adams and james otis

Question 53

when was the boston tea party

Answer 53

december 1773

Question 54

after the boston tea party where does the tea have to be taken from

Answer 54

east india company

Question 55

how many cases of tea were destroyed

Answer 55

344 cases

Question 56

what did britain do after the boston tea party

Answer 56

the intolerable acts (coercive acts)

Question 57

when did the intolerable acts happen

Answer 57

spring of 1774

Question 58

what were the intolerable acts

Answer 58

britain said they are going to close the port of boston until all of the tea was paid for

Question 59

what was the quebec acts

Answer 59

britain said that the border of Canada is dropped to the Ohio valley, so now the Ohio valley is higher, so the British own it because it is on their land the colonists had already spread themselves westward so all that land that they had over there was no longer there’s because it was taken away through this acts

Question 60

what did the colonists do after the intolerable and quebec acts

Answer 60

called together the first continental congress

Question 61

where did the first continental congress meet

Answer 61

carpenters hall in Philadelphia on september 5th of 1774

Question 62

what was the only colony that did not go to the first continental congress

Answer 62

georgia because they had a lot of people living their that were still loyal to the king

Question 63

how many delegates were there

Answer 63

50

Question 64

what did the congress suggest

Answer 64

that each colony raise its militia even more than before because it wasn't going to be long before it all turned into warfare

Question 65

what was the declaration of resolves

Answer 65

something the congress drew up; was asking the king, again, to consider compromising with the colonies

Question 66

what was the last thing that the congress decided

Answer 66

they would meet in may 1755 if the situation did not get any better (second continental congress{when the declaration of independence was written})

Question 67

when was the battle of lexington and concord

Answer 67

april 18-19 1775

Question 68

what were the battles known as

Answer 68

known as the show heard round the world

Question 69

who fired the shot "heard round the world"

Answer 69

no one knows

Question 70

what did paul revere do

Answer 70

warned everyone that the british were coming

Question 71

who wins the battle at lexington

Answer 71

the british duh

Question 72

how many british soldiers are killed and wounded

Answer 72

269

Question 73

what did George Washington say

Answer 73

that either they are going to live their lives as slaves to the british, or the land of America would be drenched in blood

Question 74

how many pounds of debt did the british have

Answer 74

144 pounds of debt