Chapter 5 Flashcards
(40 cards)
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
To make up for the debts in the French and Indian war
What does salutary neglect mean?
Salutary neglect is an American history term that refers to an unofficial and long-lasting 17th- & 18th-century British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to England.
What is smuggling?
Selling stuff illegal
What was George Grenville’s first action in the colonies? (To combat what?)
He made the stamp act which is anything made with paper had to have a stamp on it
What are the writs of assistance?
were first authorized by an act of the English Parliament in 1660 (12 Charles 2 c. 29), and were issued by the Court of Exchequer to help customs officials search for smuggled goods.e
How was the Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling?
It was by dropping taxes on molasses
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
It took away inasint until proven guilty
What was the Stamp Act?
It made it were any thing made I’m paper had to have a stamp on it or it was illegal
Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?
John adams
What was the name of the settlement created between the Holston and Nolichucky Rivers by regulators that lost at the Battle of Alamance?
Watuga
Who owned the ship Liberty?
John Hancocku
What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?
By over exaggerating
What is information designed to influence opinion?
If you make it seem like everything is bad in paintings and that person who painted it everybody trusts then u r going to have people on ur side
How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?
5
What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?
Townshed acts
What occurs when only one company controls a product?
Monopoly and people are forsed to buy that product
What event was a response to the Tea Act of 1773?
Boston tea party
During the time of the Boston Tea Party most colonists considered themselves to be part of what empire?
Great Britain
As a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, what did King George III impose upon Massachusetts?
That the harbours be shut down until they pay for the tea
Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?
Yes
What is the name of the best militias in Massachusetts?
Minuteman
What was Paul Revere famous for shouting?
The revenges are coming
What battle featured the “shot heard ‘round the world”?
The battle on bunker hill
Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill?
William Prescott
