Early America Flashcards
British Laws that affected the Colonies
Proclamation of 1763:
No settlers allowed to cross the tops of the Appalachian Mountains
Stamp Act 1765 :
required colonists to put stamps on printed matter (newspapers, playing cards,)
(repealed in 1766)
British Laws that affected the colonies
Sugar Act of 1764:
taxes on sugar, tea, coffee, and wine
Quartering Act 1765:
required colonists to supply British troops w/ barrack and food wherever they were
Declaratory Act 1766:
Parliment’s power over colonies was unlimited, could enact whatever law to “bind the colonies and people of America”
Tea Act 1773:
tax break on East India Company tea so it would be cheaper than tea smuggled from other places
What happend at the Boston Massacre?
March 5, 1770: a mob of colonists harassed British soldiers guarding the tax collector’s office in Boston. Soldiers opened fire, killing 5 Americans
What did the Boston Massarce led colonists to believe?
Act of resistance that led to violence and convinced colonists that the British would use military force to make them obey laws
What resulted from the Boston Massacre?
- This resulted in the First Continental Congress where they banned trade with Britain.
- A year later the Revolutionary War started, and in the Second Continental Congress they organized a Continental Army (selected G. Washington to lead)
- In 1776, drafted the Declaration of Independence
What happend at the Boston Tea Party?
1773: Colonists tried to prevent the unloading of tea that had arrived in the Boston Harbor. They ripped open chests and dumped them into the sea.
* As a result, the British closed the harbor to all trade.
What did the Boston Tea Party eventually lead to?
Act of resistance eventually led to the Continental Army and the Declaration of Independence
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
An organization created in 1765 to express opposition to the Stamp Act. Wanted stamp distributors to resign
Who were the Founders?
- They were the political leaders of the 13 original colonies. Key figures in the establishments of USA
- Led the fights for independence
- Created state governments and had ideas about the best kind of government, influenced the Constitution
Some Founders are John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henery, and George Washington
What is popular sovreignty?
The natural rights concept that ultimate political authority rests with the people
How was popular sovereignty used in the US?
Compromise of 1850- theory of popular sovereignty
Kansas-Nebraska Act- practice of popular sovereignty, resulted in Bleeding Kansas (violence) where the people of Kansas and Nebraska were to decided if they were going to be a slave or free state
