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Social Studies Quiz 2 Flashcards

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Stamp Act

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a 1765 law passed by Parliament that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been paid

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Quartering Act

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a law passed by Parliament in 1765 that required the colonies to house and supply British soldiers

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sugar act

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a law that placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies; also called for harsh punishment of smugglers

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boycott

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a refusal to buy certain goods

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Boston Massacre

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a clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770

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Sons of Liberty

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colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies during the American Revolution.

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Boston Tea Party

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the dumping of 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the tea act.

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Intolerable Acts

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a series of laws by Parliament to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party

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Militia

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a force of armed civilians who defend their community during the American Revolution; and emergency military force that is not part of the regular army

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Lexington and Concord

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sites in Massachusetts of the first battles of the American Revolution

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loyalist

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an american colonist who supported the british in the american revolution

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Patriot

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an American colonist who sided with the rebels in the American Revolution

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First Continental Congress

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a meeting of delegates in 1774 from all the colonies except Georgia to uphold colonial rights

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Second Continental Congress

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a governing body whose delegates agreed to form the Continental Army and approve the Declaration of Independence

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Declaration of Independence

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the document written in 1776, in which the colonies declare their independence from Britain.

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Thomas Jefferson

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The person who wrote the declaration of independence.

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Tea Act

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an act of the British Parliament (1773) that created a monopoly unfair to American tea merchants: the chief cause of the Boston Tea Party.

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What did the colonists say in response to Britain’s taxes?

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“No taxation without representation.”

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What did the intolerable acts do?

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The intolerable acts finally united the colonists against British rule.

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The colonists found ways to get around the taxes, How?

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boycotts, smuggling, and refusing to pay the taxes.

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The First Continental Congress banned what with Britain? and called on each colony to begin doing what.

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The First Continental Congress banned trade with Britain and called on each colony to begin training troops.

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The First Continental Congress called on each colony to do what?

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to begin training troops. banned trade with britain

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The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at?

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lexington and Concord on April 18,1775.

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What did the second continental congress do?

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formed the Continental Army and adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

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George Washington

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In June 1775 George Washington became the commander of the continental army.

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Battle of Saratoga

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a series of conflicts between british soldiers and the continental army that proved to be a turning point in the revolutionary war

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Ally

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a country that helps another country achieve a common goal

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bayonet

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a long steel knife attached to the end of a gun

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Battle of Yorktown

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the last major battle of the revolutionary war, which resulted in the surrender of British forces

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Treaty of Paris of 1783

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  • it ended the revolutionary war,
  • gave the colonists their independence
  • and setting the boundaries of the new nation
30
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Republicanism

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the belief that government should be based on the consent of the people

31
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How many of the americans were loyal to britain?

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as many as 1/3’s

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How did the battle of Saratoga mark a turning point in the war?

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because the American victory let other countries in Europe believe that the British could be defeated.

33
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Which two countries helped the american colonists?

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France and Germany

34
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_________ surrounded ____________ at ____________, and with the help and aid of the ___________ ships and soldiers, defeated ___________ and forced him to surrender.

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Washington, Cornwallis, Yorktown, French, Cornwallis

34
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What was the famous quote by John Paul Jones?

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I have not yet begun to fight

35
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Why did the americans win the war?

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-better leaders,
-they received help from France, -they knew the land better
- they were better motivated
because they had more to fight for.

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What did the treaty of paris give america?

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Its freedom, and extended its borders from the atlantic ocean to the mississippi.

37
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Wilderness Road

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The trail into Kentucky that woodsman Daniel Boone - helped to build.

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Articles of Confederation
OTG

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A document, adopted by the Continental Congress and finally approved , that outlined the government of the United States.

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Northwest Ordinance

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it described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed and set conditions for settlement and settlers’ rights.

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Shay’s Rebellion

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an uprising of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers 1787.

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Constitutional Convention

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a meeting held to consider changes to the Articles of Confederation***
*
-resulted in the drafting of the constitution.

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James Madison

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one of the ablest delegates, read more than 100 books on government in preparation for the meeting, called the Constitutional Convention.

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Great Compromise

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the Constitutional Convention’s agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house

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Federalists

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supporters of the Constitution.

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Anti- Federalists

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a person who opposed the ratification of the U.S constitution.

45
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George Mason

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perhaps the most influential Virginian besides washington

46
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Bill of Rights

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the first ten amendments to the U.S constitution

and consisting of a formal list of citizens rights and freedoms.

47
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American were moving which way on what?

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West, wilderness road

48
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The articles of Confederation gave the americans what?

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Strong Leadership, the federal government needed more power

49
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What are the first ten amendments called?

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The bill of Rights

49
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What did the great compromise allow?

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The Great Compromise allowed the House of Representatives to be filled
according to state population

and allowed each state to have two
representatives in the senate.

50
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Amendment 13

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Abolished Slavery

51
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Amendment 18

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Outlawed alcohol—— was later repealed by amendment 21

52
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Amendment 19

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gave women the right to vote

53
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Marquis de Lafayette

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French aristocrat, freemason, and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army,

54
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John Paul Jones

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I have not yet begun to fight

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