Flashcards in Chapter 5 Deck (41):
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What does salutary neglect mean?
Not strictly enforcing most laws
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Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
So they can pay their war debts
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What is smuggling?
Importing and exporting without paying taxes
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What was George Grenville’s first action in the colonies? (To combat what?)
Wanted to fight smuggling
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What are the writs of assistance?
They allowed police to search anywhere for smuggled goods
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How was the Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling?
By officers to be able to seize good from smugglers
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What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
The British law of innocent until prove guilty
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What was the Stamp Act?
It placed a taw in almost all printed material in the colonies
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Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?
Patrick Herry
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What was the name of the settlement created between the Holston and Nolichucky Rivers by regulators that lost at the Battle of Alamance?
The Watauga Settlement
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Who owned the ship Liberty?
John Hancock
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What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?
The Boston Massacre
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What is information designed to influence opinion?
Propaganda
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How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?
5 people
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What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?
Townshend Acts
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What occurs when only one company controls a product?
Monopoly
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What event was a response to the Tea Act of 1773?
The Boston Tea Party
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During the time of the Boston Tea Party most colonists considered themselves to be part of what empire?
The British Empire
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As a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, what did King George III impose upon Massachusetts?
Coercive Acts- harsh laws
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What were these acts called by the colonists?
Intolerable Acts
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Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?
No they were not successful
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What is the name of the best militias in Massachusetts?
Minutemen
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What was Paul Revere famous for shouting?
"The Regulars Are Out"
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What battle featured the “shot heard ‘round the world”?
Battle at Lexington
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Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill?
William Prescott
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What is his famous quote from this battle?
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
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What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
That it wouldn't be easy to defeating the Americans
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Who were people who considered the unfair taxes upon the colonies not good reasons to rebel?
Loyalist
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Who were determined to fight the British until independence is gained?
Patriots (rebels)
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Who headed up the first post office in America?
Benjamin Franklin
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What was created by the Second Continental Congress to better organize military efforts?
Continental Army
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What expressed the colonists desire for peace?
Olive Branch Petition
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What pamphlet did Thomas Paine write?
Common Sense
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What does Paine believe the colonies should be a refuge from?
Tyrants and persecution
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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What day was the Declaration of Independence accepted/approved?
July 4th 1776
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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation
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Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
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What is the introduction of the Declaration of Independence called?
The Preamble
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Did the Declaration of Independence explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation?
Yes
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