Revolutionary War Flashcards
(25 cards)
A ________ is the refusal to buy goods?
Boycott
To avoid war with the Indians, the British forbid the American colonists to settle in the __________________?
Ohio River Valley
_______________ was an act passed by the Parliament which states that the Britain had the power to rule and tax the colonists?
Declaratory Act
____________________ was a movement that emphasized science and reason as a guide to life?
Age of Enlightenment
The British planned on paying the war debt they incurred from the French and Indian War by ________ on ____________?
- taxing colonists
- British goods
The colonists came up with the slogan “No Taxation without Representation” because they believed they were not properly represented in the ______________?
Parliament
Colonists agreed not to import British goods that were taxable by signing the ___________?
Non-importation agreement
People who supported maintaining ties with Great Britain were called _________?
Loyalists
_________ forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
How many rioters were killed in the Boston Massacre?
5 rioters
What was the act passed as a punishment to the colonists for holding the Boston Tea Party and boycotting British goods?
Intolerable Acts
What act was passed in 1765 and placed a tax on all printed materials such as newspapers, pamphlets, wills, playing cards, and marriage licenses?
Stamp Act
John Locke wrote that a government should protect ______, ________, and _____________. He also wrote that if a government is not working for you then it should be changed.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What act was passed on colonists that forced them to house British soldiers?
Quartering Act
What occurred as a result of anger over British soldiers guarding the customs house?
The Boston Massacre
Colonists boarding British ships dressed as Indians and throwing tea chests into the harbor was known as what??
Boston Tea Party
The Treaty of Paris which was signed after the French and Indian War, had significant effects on France. Why??
Because it caused them to loose most of their power and territory in North America
The fact that the colonists were not involved in the passing of the tax was the central argument of the American colonists against the??
British
What act was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?
Tea Act
The acts caused the colonists to call for the First Continental Congress best describes how the __________________ affected the American colonies?
Intolerable Acts
The attempt by the British to seize _____________________ led to the first shots being fired at the battles of Lexington and Concord?
Colonial military stores
The phrase “ Give me liberty or give me death “ comes from a speech to the Virginia Assembly that was given by who?
Patrick Henry
Sons and Daughters of Liberty, newspapers, and Committee of correspondence all played and important role in increasing ___________ and _________ in the colonies?
- political activity
- public awareness
__________ by Thomas Paine strengthened the colonists’ desire to act on their wish to separate from Britain?
Common Sense
