Chapter 5 Events Flashcards
(20 cards)
The Proclamation Act of 1763
The proclamation act of 1763 drew a line along the appalachian mountains and settlers were told that they had to move to a location east of the line. It angered colonists because they believed that they had a right to reside wherever they wanted.
The Stamp Act
Th stamp act required all colonists to buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities.
The Townshend Act
The Townshend act was passed in 1767. It said that Britain would no longer tax products or activities inside the colonies. It would only tax products brought into the colonies.
The Intolerable/Coercive Acts
The intolerable/coercive acts was passed from the Parliament because of the Boston Tea Party. The four laws was that the port of Boston had to be closed, the power of the government increased, the upper house of the Massachusetts legislature was abolished, and the Quartering act of 1765 was strengthened.
Writs of Assistance
The writs of assistance are court orders that allowed officials to make searches without saying for what they were searching.
The Quartering Act
The quartering act was passed in 1765. The purpose was to save money. The act required colonists to quarter, or house, British troops and provide them food and other supplies.
The Declaratory Act
The declaratory act was passed in 1766. It stated that Parliament had total control over the colonists.
The Sugar Act
The sugar act was passed in 1764. The act puts a duty (import tax) on several products such as molasses.
The Tea Act
The tea act was passed in 1773. It was intended to help the East India Company. It lowered the price of tea by allowing the East India Company to ship tea directly to the colonists.
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was an event that occurred in 1773. A few men boarded on ship and threw 90,000 lbs. of tea into the harbor.
The French and Indian War (what caused it and the result)
The french and indian war started because of land. The result of it was that France lost its North American possessions, Britain is left with a large debt, Colonists develop a sense of unity, Colonists begin settling in the Ohio River Valley, and Native Americans resist colonists settling in the Ohio river Valley.
The Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union is a picture drawn by Benjamin Franklin which show a snake chopped up with the warning “Join, or die”
The Defeat of General Braddock
The defeat of General Braddock took place at Fort Duquesne. He and his army were defeated because they were ambushed by French troops and Native Americans.. They were killed and so was Braddock.
The Battle of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec was when the British attacked the city of Quebec. Later, France had lost Quebec and couldn’t defend the rest of its North American territory.
The Battle of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec was when the British attacked the city of Quebec. Later, France had lost Quebec and couldn’t defend the rest of its North American territory.
Pontiac’s War
The war started in May 1763. It started because Pontiac, a native american leader, attacked British forts and settlements on the throughout area. Then, the British attacked the Native Americans that Pontiac led. Pontiac continued to fight, but by the fall of 1764, the war ended.
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
The midnight ride of Paul Revere is a poem made by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord.
The battle of Lexington and Concord is also called the “shot heard ‘round the world.” The battle started April 18, 1775. 77 minutemen were in line waiting for the British to arrive. When they did, the British commander ordered the minutemen to go home. They refused. Suddenly, a shot rang out. Nobody knows who shot it, but it was the first shot of the American Revolution.
The Olive Branch Petition
The olive branch petition was a document sent to King George. It stated that the colonists were loyal to the king and it asked the king to stop all fighting so all disputes between colonists and Britain can be solved peacefully. King George didn’t bother to answer to the petition.
The Battle at Fort Ticonderoga
The battle of fort Ticonderoga was when the colonists did a surprise attack there. The British were guarding it, but the colonists took over and got cannons back to Boston to get ready for the Battle of Bunker Hill.
