Colonists Problems
What's smuggle and how does it relate to the colonists?
Illegal trade
Colonists began to smuggle goods from different countries
What are delegates?
People sent to represent their state
What is the meaning of antebellum in relation to America?
Before the civil war
What is America's birthday?
July 4
What's the Boston Tea Party?
Rebels joined together to dump the tea over the ship in Boston Harbor
Why did the delegates get together during the Continental Congress Act?
To decide what to do about the British
Choose one of the members from the upper class and describe them
Wealthy planters, bankers, merchants, etc.
The president who was considered very honest
Abraham Lincoln
What's boycott and how does it relate to the colonists?
Refuse to buy
Colonists boycotted British goods and began to smuggle with other countries
What petition did the delegates send King George III
To stop the attacks and taxation
Those who had skills and worked were criticized for taking jobs away from whites. Those who were unable to find jobs were criticized as being lazy. They were still under the control of whites
The name of the war that Americans fought in to gain their independence.
Revolutionary War
What are the Intolerable Acts? (3)
Boston port closed until all of the tea is paid for
Massachusetts couldn't have town meetings or elect their own officials
Colonists had to feed and provide housing for the British soldiers
petition?
He banned all trade with America
Describe the aristocrats of the antebellum period in the south
The women and gentlemen had manners and dressed a certain way. They held lavish parties or dinners and lived in large houses.
The first people to make it to the Pacific Ocean (with the help of Sacajawea)