American Revolution Flashcards

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1. The French and Indian War is important when learning about the Revolutionary War because

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taxes must be imposed to pay for the war
the English win and can stay in the colonies
colonists feel that England is not fair to them

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What are implied in the concepts of natural rights

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something you are born with
something that is not earned
something that is given to all people

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List some events that were seen by the colonists as an acts against them

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Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre

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Loyalist or patriot??
"My taxes are too high!"

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Patriot

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Loyalist or patriot??
"Taxes are used to keep us safe from the French."

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Loyalist

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Loyalist or patriot??
"Down with King George!" (not I'm down)

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Patriot

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Loyalist or patriot??
"Independence now!"

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Patriot

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Loyalist or patriot??
"There are many advantages to being part of the British Empire."

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loyalist

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Loyalist or patriot??
"Did you hear about those poor people in Boston being killed by those nasty Redcoats?"

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Patriot

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Loyalist or patriot??
"I can respect Mr. Adams as a man, but I don’t agree with him on his views about independence."

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Loyalist

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Loyalist or patriot??
"We have been apart of England for over 200 years; why change now?"

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Loyalist

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Loyalist or patriot??
Loyalist or patriot??
"Those people responsible for the Boston Tea Party should be caught and hanged from the nearest oak tree!"

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Loyalist

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Loyalist or patriot??
"Those who give up their freedom for safety don’t deserve freedom or safety."

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Patriot

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Loyalist or patriot??
"No taxation without representation!"

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Patriot

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What were colonial responses to new taxes or parliamentary decisions?

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increased smuggling
boycotting
petitioning parliament

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"Virtual representation" was a theory that suggested

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Parliament represents British subjects as a whole

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The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was

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to separate from Britain

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The phrase, “We hold these truths to be self evident,” means

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the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are obvious and can't be taken away

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The phrase, “that governments are instituted among men,” means

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that government should be a product of the people

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What were the greatest challenges facing the Americans after they won independence?

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Forming a new effective government and establishing trade

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Why was the Boston Massacre a significant event for the Colonists on the road to revolution?

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It was an experience that the colonists used as inspiration to rebel against Britain

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The effect of the Boston Tea Party was the

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Intolerable acts

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One advantage the British army had over the Patriots was

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A strong Army and Navy

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During the French and Indian War, many Native Americans supported the French because

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The French were less of a threat to their way of life

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Colonists were not able to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains as a result of the

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Proclamation of 1763

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If the colonists were actually given direct representation in Parliament would they have been able to get rid of taxes and acts they disliked

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No, they would be outvoted on every issue by Parliament members living in Europe

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The Navigation Acts required

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That all goods either go to England or go through English ports

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As a result of the French and Indian War, Britain

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imposed new taxes on the colonists

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The main purpose of the Second Continental Congress was to

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Govern the colonies during the Revolutionary War

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Groups such as the Sons of Liberty used what forms of resistance

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Boycotts of products
Small mob violence
Destruction of property

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During early colonial years, Britain’s policy toward colonial trade was ______

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Salutary neglect

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Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence based on the principle of ______

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Natural rights

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All of the following were true of the LOYALIST population in the British colonies

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They were about one-third of the population
They felt a strong loyalty to both king and country
They were mostly people of wealth

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All of the following were true of the PATRIOT population in the British colonies

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They were about one-third of the population
They included farmers, artisans, and merchants

They saw economic opportunity in an independent America

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Britain’s greatest asset in the war was

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Its professionally trained army and navy

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The spark that caused the Boston Massacre was

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The Sons of Liberty and other colonists physically & verbally assaulting a guard

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According to the Declaration of Independence, from what does the government derive its power?

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The Consent (permission) of the governed

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“No taxation without representation!” was a catch-phrase used by American colonists to describe

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How they resented taxes being levied against them when they had no direct representation in British Parliament

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The Treaty of Paris in 1783 granted the United States territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the

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Mississippi River

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While the Treaty of Paris settled many issues for the colonists, it failed to

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. Provide a time frame in which the British must evacuate their forts in the Ohio River Valley

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Minor import taxes on tea, glass, lead, oil, and paper

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Townshend Acts

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Forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers

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Quartering Act

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Colonists loyal to the British King

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Loyalists

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Americans who favored independence

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Patriots

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Human rights given to all people

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Natural Rights

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Tax on paper goods and printed material

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Stamp Act

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Gave colonists control of land east of the Mississippi River

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Treaty of Paris

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General search warrants issued to British officials

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Writs of Assistance

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Stopped colonial settlement west of the Appalachians

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Proclamation of 1763

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True or False:
The colonists supported the French in the French and Indian War

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True

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Many colonists smuggled and illegally traded with the French therefore supporting the french economy

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True or False:
One-third of American colonists supported the patriot cause

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True

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True or False:
Lexington & Concord was the first battle of the American Revolution

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True

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True or False:
American colonists believed that being given “virtual representation” in British Parliament was good enough for them

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False

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Colonists felt that they deserved direct representation

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True or False:
The French sent military aid to the colonist after they proved they could win at battles such as Trenton and Saratoga

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True

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After these colonial victories the French fought against the British with the colonists

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The Enlightenment was a movement that inspired many of the ideas present in the Declaration of Independence

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True

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The Enlightnment proposed the idea that God not a king gave all people natural rights. Jefferson who wrote the Declaration took many of his ideas from Enlightenment philosopher John Locke

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Before the colonists declared independence they made a last attempt to reestablish peace with Great Britain

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True

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The "Olive Branch Petition" proposed a return to peace with britain