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Chapters 4-6 Flashcards

1
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What was the Albany Plan?

A

A plan created in 1754 by Benjamin Franklin to unify the colonies.

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2
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What did the europeans nickname the France and Indian War?

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The seven years war.

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3
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What is the name for people who opposed independence from Britan?

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Loyalist or “Tories”

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4
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What was Francis Marion nicknamed?

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The “Swamp Fox”.

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5
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What was Nathaniel Greene nicknamed?

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The “Fighting Quaker”.

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6
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Who captured the outposts of Kaskaskia and Vincenes?

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George Rogers Clark

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7
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What is the signifinance of Yorktown?

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It is the place where the british surrendered and ended the war for independence.

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8
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What country was America’s best ally during the war for independece?

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France

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9
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What commitee did Thomas Jefferson lead?

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The commitee that drafted the declaration of independence.

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10
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Who proposed the resolution for independence?

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Richard Henry Lee

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11
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State the Significance of Trenton

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It’s where George Washington captured 1000 troops on Christmas day.

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12
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Who was the captain of the Bonhomme Richard?

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John Paul James

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13
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Who was Anthony Wayne?

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The American war hero who siezed two forts on the hudson river.

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14
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What battle was the turning point of the war?

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Saratoga

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15
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Who surrended to George Washington at York Town?

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General Cornwallis

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16
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Where did George Washington and his troops camp during 1777-1778’s Winter.

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Valley Forge

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17
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What did General John Burgoyne do?

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He surrendered to General Horatia Gates at Saratoga.

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18
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What were German mercenaries hired by the british to fight the colonists called?

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Hessians

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19
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Bonus: Significance of Ethan Allen

A

He captured fort Ticonderoga

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20
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What general won the battle of Oriskany

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Nicholas Herkimer

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21
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What is William Howe known for?

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For conquering Philidelphia

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22
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What patriot school teacher was hanged for attempting to relay informaton to George Washington?

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Nathan Hale, last words: “My only regret is that I have only one life to give for this country.”

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23
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Marquis de Lafayette was the french aid to who?

A

George Washington and his troops

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24
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What was the name of the prussian drill master?

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Baron Von Steuben

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25
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What was the profession and race of Haym Solomon?

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Polish Jew Financier

26
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What general originally led the British troops in Bostan?

A

Thomas Gage

27
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What did the Prohibitory act do?

A

It stopped all trade with the colonies.

28
Q

Where did the first and second continential Congress meet?

A

Philidelphia

29
Q

John hancock didn’t?

A

warn of the british coming.

30
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General Horatio Gates was a blank general

A

An American General.

31
Q

What city had a shot fired that was “heard around the world.”

A

Lexington

32
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Who was the leader of the green mountain boys?

A

Ethan Allen

33
Q

What did Charles Townsend become?

A

He became the new chancellor of exchequer.

34
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What was the Sugar Act?

A

An act that cuts the tax on raw sugar in half

35
Q

The Quatering Act forced the colonists to house who?

A

British Soldiers.

36
Q

What was the name of the young Irish Man who defended the colonial cause in parliament?

A

Edmond Burke

37
Q

What happened to the Stamp Act?

A

It was boycotted and repelled.

38
Q

What act prohibited settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains?

A

The Proclamation of 1763.

39
Q

Who organized the sons of Liberty?

A

Samuel Adams.

40
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George the third

A

In 1760 he became the new king of england.

41
Q

Who spoke against the sugar act?

A

James Otis

42
Q

Name the acts that set the laws of trade with the colonies from 1650-1696

A

Navigation Acts

43
Q

What is Mercantilism?

A

A theory that said colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country.

44
Q

It wasn’t founded as a result of the revival

A

Yale University

45
Q

Who helped George Whitefield produce the great awakening?

A

Johnathan Edwards

46
Q

What agreement showed the spiritual decline of England?

A

The Halfway Covenant

47
Q

Who was the superintendent of finance for the continental Congress?

A

Robert Morris

48
Q

What was David Brainerd’s profession?

A

A missionary to the Indians

49
Q

Who was Phillis Wheatley?

A

She was a African American Poet.

50
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Who was George Whitefield?

A

A English evangelist

51
Q

Who wrote “the letters from a farmer in Pennsylvania to the inhibatants of the British colonies.”

A

John Dickinson

52
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Who preached the sermon “Sinners in the hand of a angry God”

A

Johnathan Edwards

53
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Who wrote the book “Common Sense”

A

Thomas Paine

54
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Who was the author of the book “Commentaries on the laws of England.”

A

William Blackstone

55
Q

What year was the battle of Saratoga?

A

1777

56
Q

Proclamation Line

A

1763

57
Q

First Continental Congress?

A

1774

58
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When was the declaration of independence?

A

1776

59
Q

Stamp Act Congress?

A

1765

60
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When was the second continental Congress?

A

1775

61
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When was the Treaty of Paris?

A

1783

62
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When was Yorktown?

A

1781

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