Questions You Failed (Final) Flashcards
The questions you bombed on your social studies final (10 cards)
Which act was NOT a tax imposed on the colonies?
intolerable acts were not a tax
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
To organize a comeback to the intolerable acts
Why was the Battle of Saratoga significant?
It convinced France to join the war on the American side
What was the final battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
What was the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?
To establish a Continental Army and prepare for war, NOT to draft the Constitution.
What influential collection of essays was written to support the ratification of the Constitution? (Hint - “Hamilton wrote the other 51!”)
The Federalist Papers, Hamilton is a federalist according to me, myself, and I.
What was the main goal of the Declaration of Independence?
To declare independence, to dissolve political ties between the colonies and Britain.
What were the Townshend Acts?
The British imposed taxes on imported goods like glass, tea, and paper in the American colonies, leading to boycotts. (How’d you mess that up, Ma’am?)
Mercenary means
a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army. They desire to make money, often at the expense of ethics.
The Continental Army was
- The army of the colonists who were fighting for freedom from Britain during the American Revolutionary War.
2.) Led by General George Washington
3.) Defeated several battles but went on to win the war through brilliant tactics, tenacious fighting, and the support of foreign countries.
4.) Believed that their independence was worth the potential death of thousands of their citizens, including themselves and their families.
5.) Committed treason against the King and would have been legally put to death for their actions against the crown.
6.) “Turned the world upside down” by defeating the most powerful military to have ever existed at that point in history.
