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33 Cards in this Set
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
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A law that stated that the colonists were not allowed to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Why did the Proclamation of 1763 cause tension between the colonists and British?
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It did not allow the colonist to expand even though many of the colonists fought for the British.
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Define: The Sugar Act and specify the year.
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Tax on sugar and other non British goods. 1764
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Why did the Sugar Act cause tension betwen the colonists and the British?
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It was the first tax to be regularly enforced by the British Parliament.
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Define: The Stamp Act and specify the year.
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In order for British Parliament to raise money for the French & Indian War, they required colonist to buy a stamp for each piece of paper purchased.
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How did The Stamp Act cause tension between the colonists and the British?
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Colonists felt the British could not levee taxes directly on the colonists without representation.
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Define: The Townshend Act and specify the year.
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A set of duties on paper, paint, tea, lead and glass. (1767)
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Define: The Boston Massacre and specify the year.
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An altercation between the colonists & British soldiers in Boston. An angry mob gathered & shots were fired leaving 5 dead. Paul Revere carved a relief & the story was published in the paper. (March 5, 1770)
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How did the Boston Massacre cause tension between the colonists and the British?
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Colonists felt that it was an attack on an unarmed crowd. Started panic & fear throughout the colonies by calling it a massacre. British were upset about the exaggeration of the story.
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Define: Committee of Correspondence and specify the year.
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In response to the Boston Massacre, colonists set up a network of writers to spread news about British actions. (1770, in response to the Boston Massacre)
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How did the Townshend Acts cause tensions between the colonists and the British?
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Colonist felt they were direct taxes in disguise without representation.
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How did the colonists react to the Committee of Correspondence.
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there were protests and boycotts.
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Define: Boston Tea Party and specify the year. (Dec. 16, 1773)
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Colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians, destroyed tea on British merchant ships in Boston Harbor. This protest was in response to a tax still on tea.
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What tensions were caused by the Boston Tea Party between the colonists and the British?
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colonists destroyed 90,000 pound of tea and cost the British over a million dollars.
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Define: Intolerable Acts and specify the year.
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a series of 4 acts passed by Parliament: Boston Port Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act and Massachusetts Government Act.
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What tensions were caused by the Intolerable Acts between the colonists and the British?
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Colonists called these acts, "Intolerable" because they felt they were denying them basic human rights.
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Lexington and Concord
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British attempting to arrest Partiots and confiscate guns, met with the colonial militia or minutement at Lexington & Concord. (April 18th, 1775)
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What was the significance of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
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It was the first battle of the American Revolution, while the US had not officially declared war.
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Declaratory Act
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An act where British repealed the Stamp Act but reaffirmed its right to govern the colonies. (1776)
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Why were the colonists upset with the British over the Declaratory Act?
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while it repealed the Stamp Act, Colonists were upset that the British were asserting their authority.
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Declaration of Independence.
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an official declaration of war by the colonist to free themselves from Britain. (July 4, 1776)
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What was the result of the Declaration of Independence?
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Officially began fighting between Britain and the Colonists.
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Common Sense
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A 47 page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine stating that it is Common Sense to declare war on Britain. (1776)
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Why were Americans considered to be "behaving badly" in reference to the Boston Massacre?
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Crowd was not unarmed. Next day published "Boston Massacre picture" in the paper. Word quickly spread about Americans being massacred in the street.
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What was the result of the Common Sense?
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Rallied colonists against Britain.
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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June 17, 1775. First major battle of the American Revolution
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Battle of Saratoga
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the decisive American victory in 1777 that was a major turning point in the revolution, prompting France and Spain to enter the war against Britain.
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Battle of Yorktown
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The British defeat at Yorktown in 1781 ended the long war. Two years later, Britain recognized American independence in the Treaty of Paris.
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Battle of New York
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forced Americans to flee into New Jersey.
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Why did American win the American Revolution?
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The British were harried by American troops fighting in a style that later came to be called guerrilla warfare, fighting on their home land, fought a defensive war rather than beating the British outright, help from France.
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What did the Treaty of Paris say?
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American and British representatives signed this treaty ending the war. In this treaty, Britain recognized American independence. It also gave up it's claims to all lands betwwen the Atlantic coast and the Mississippi River, from Canada south to Florida. It was the official end of the war.
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Lexington & Concord
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soldiers were sent to seize weapons and arrest rebel leaders. Paul Revere road through the towns to warn the soldiers. Minutement and British soldiers faced off at Lexington. Loses were great for the colonists. When news of the attack was heard, many joined at the Concord the next morning. Soldiers were taken by surprise and forced to flee.
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militias
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group of citizens who volunteer to be soldiers during emergencies.
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