Review American History Chapter 2 Flashcards

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The ____ controlled western New York — territory the French had to pass through to reach the Ohio River

A

Iroquois

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In the 1740’s the British and French both became interested in the ______

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Ohio River

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The ________ was meeting in 1754 of colonial delegates and Iroquois leaders.

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Albany conference

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The Albany Plan of Union proposed that the colonies unite to form a _________

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Federal government

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The defeat of British troops near Fort Duquesne inspired the _____

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Delaware

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After defeating the French forces defending _________, the British seized the city and took control of New France.

A

Quebec

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In the spring of 1763, _________, chief of the Ottawa people, decided to go to war against the British.

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Pontiac

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George Grenville convinced Parliament to pass a law allowing colonial _______ to be tried in a vice-admiralty court.

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smugglers

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The American Revenue Act of 1764, better known as the __________, changed the tax rates for imported raw sugar and molasses.

A

Sugar Act

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James Otis argued that the colonists could not be taxed to pay for __________ because they had no representation in Parliament.

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British programs

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In order to slow inflation, Parliament passed the ____________, which banned the use of paper money in the colonies.

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Currency Act – 1764

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The Stamp Act, which required stamps to be placed on most ______________, was the first direct tax Britain had placed on the colonies.

A

printed materials

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The Revenue Act legalized ____________, general search warrants that enabled customs officers to enter any location to look for evidence of smuggling.

A

Writs of assistance – smuggling

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In May 1769, Virginia’s House of Burgesses passed the ______________, stating that only the House could tax Virginians

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Virginia Resolves

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The ______________, occurred after a crowd of colonists began taunting and throwing snowballs at a British soldier guarding a customs house.

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Boston Massacre

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Thomas Jefferson suggested that each colony create a _________________, to communicate with the other colonies about British activities.

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Committees of Correspondence

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The Coercive Acts, passed in 1774, were intended to punish _________ or the Boston Tea Party and end colonial challenges to British authority.

A

Massachusetts

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The Coercive Acts violated several traditional English rights, including the right to trial by ___________________.

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a jury of ones peers

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The _______________, expressed loyalty to the king, but condemned the Coercive Acts.

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Declaration of Rights Agreement

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Americans who backed ___________ were known as loyalists or Tories

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Britain

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Many backcountry _____________ regarded the king as their protector against the planters and ___________ who controlled the local governments.

A

farmers

merchants

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By May 1775, militia troops had surrounded ____________, trapping the British inside.

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Boston

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22
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The Second Continental Congress “adopted” the militia army and named it the ________________-.

A

Continental Army

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The _______________ showed that the colonial militia could stand up to one of the world’s most feared armies.

A

Battle of Bunker Hill

24
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The _____________ stated that the colonies were still loyal to George III and asked him to call off hostilities and resolve the situation peacefully.

A

Olive Branch Petition

25
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Unable to reach a compromise with Britain, the __________ increasingly began to act like an independent government.

A

Continental Congress

26
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Governor Dunmore of Virginia proclaimed that ______________ enslaved by rebels would be freed if they fought for the Loyalists.

A

Africans

27
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Thomas Paine’s ________________ argued that King George was a tyrant, and that it was time to declare independence from Britain.

A

common sense

28
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How did the Continental Army compare to the British troops?

A

Continental army was inexperienced and poorly equipped

29
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Why did the Continenral Congress have trouble paying for the war?

A

It had no power to tax, and paper money lost value quickly

30
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What is the name for the kind of fighting practiced by the militias?

A

Guerilla warfare

31
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Where was the British headquarters throughout the war?

A

New York

32
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Why did Thomas Paine write The American Crisis?

A

To boost morale.

33
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Why were the British surprised by Washimgton’s attack on their camp at Trenton?

A

Armies didn’t fight in winter

34
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Why was General Howe’s attack on Philadelphia a political failure

A

He failed to capture Continental Congress and start a loyalist uprising.

35
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Why did Iroquois ally themselves with Britain?

A

They wanted to keep Americans off their land.

36
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Who took 175 troops down the Ohio River and captured towns?

A

George Rogers Clark

37
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Who attacked western Pennsylvania in July 1778 burning towns and killing over 200 militia?

A

Brits, Troops and militia

38
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What did letters of marque allow private ship owners to do?

A

Attack British merchant ships

39
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Why was the south valuable to the British

A

There was strong loyalist support in the south. They produced tobacco and rice.

40
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Where was the greatest American defeat in the war?

A

Charleston, S.C.

41
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Who led the most famous of the small jit-and-run units that carried out raids against British camps and supply wagons in the South?

A

Francis Marion, “swamp fox”

42
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What treaty ended the Revolutionary War?

A

The Treaty of Paris

43
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What is republic?

A

A form of govt. Where power resides with people who vote

44
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What traditional beliefs about wealth did the new republican government contradict?

A

The belief that wealthy people were better than others

45
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Why did John Adams believe a legislature should have two houses?

A

To represent people of property and to protect common people.

46
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Where were the first three state constitutions that established an elected governor, senate, and assembly?

A

Va., NY, and Ma

47
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Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

A

Thomas Jefferson

48
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How did Mary Ludwig Hayes contribute to the Revolution?

A

Hayes carried water to gunners

49
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What advances in education did women make after the Revolution?

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Schools for girls were founded, and more women learned to read.

50
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How did the Revolution benefit some enslaved Africans?

A

Many gained their freedom for fighting for one side or other.

51
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When did the emancipation become a major issue in the North?

A

After the war began.

52
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How were freed African Americans discriminated against in terms of employment?

A

Blacks were unable to get jobs other than menial ones.

53
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What was manumission?

A

The voluntary freeing of slaves.

54
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Where did most Loyalists who left the United States go after the Revolution?

A

Brit North America especally Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Niagara Falls region.

55
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How did stories of the Revolution and it’s heroes affect Americans?

A

We began to think as one group.

56
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What was the first state university in the nation?

A

U.N.C. (1795)