Chapter 4
DecidingWhereLoyaltiesLie
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American Revolution
Competing Visions
100
This is the British policy of relaxed enforcement of most colonial trade regulations as long as they remained loyal to the Crown, and the system as a whole remained profitable
What is Salutary Neglect
100
Shown in this map, this border-boundary was created by Parliament at the conclusion of the French & Indian War to keep colonists contained.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
100
This was the name given by colonists to the several Parliamentary acts passed in 1774 were designed to punish Massachusetts for the Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts
100
This pharmacist-turned military leader whose bravery and daring at Ticonderoga made him a favorite of General George Washington later committed treason by trying turn over West Point to the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold
100
Our countries first written government. It created a central government with limited powers and was ultimately replaced in 1789
What are the Articles of Confederation
200
This major European power held vast American territories to the west and north of the British North American colonies
What is France, baby.
200
This was a British law of 1765 that directly taxed a variety of items, including newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents. It was SUPER unpopular.
What is the Stamp Act
200
These were 2 confrontations in April of 1775 between British soldiers and patriot Minutemen; they are the first recognized battles of the American Revolution
What are the Battles of Lexington & Concord
200
This battle, actually at Breed's Hill in 1775, was won by the British, but in doing so they suffered very heavy casualties.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
200
These laws were enacted from 1784-1787 and laid out, among other things, the sale of public lands out west and the plan for new state admission to the union.
What are the Northwest Ordinances
300
This war lasted from 1756-1763 and was known in Europe as the Seven Years War. It was really part of a global power struggle between England and France
What is the French & Indian War
300
This secret, awesome organization first formed in Boston to oppose the Stamp Act.
What are the Sons of Liberty
300
Thomas Paine, an English political radical, published this widely read and very popular pamphlet appealing to Americans to declare their independence
What is...
300
George Cornwallis was ultimately trapped here in 1781 and surrendered to George Washington
What is Yorktown, VA
300
He was a Revolutionary War veteran who, in 1786, led a farmers uprising in western Massachusetts against the eastern Mass. Assembly. It was put down violently.
Who is Daniel Shays
400
During this colonial period (1750-1776), this great power claimed the lands today that are currently Mexico and Florida
What is Spain, bebe
400
On the night of March 5, 1770, the streets of Boston, Massachusetts were coated with snow and tension was thick between angry colonists and the British soldiers who occupied their town. A snowball suddenly nailed British Private Hugh White. What happened next is unclear, but this clash turned violent, resulting in the deaths of 5 civilians.
What is the Boston Massacre
Did a Snowball Fight Start the American Revolution?
400
This resolution, adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1775, after the battles of Lexington & Concord, offered to end armed resistance if the king would withdraw his troops and repeal the Coercive Acts.
What is the Olive Branch Petition
400
This 1777 battle, won by Horatio Gates, galvanized American morale and persuaded the French to join the war effort against Great Britain
What is Saratoga
400
This proposal called for a bicameral legislature with equal representation for the states in one house, and proportional representation in the other.
What is the Great Compromise
500
For most Americans, the English victory in the Battle of Quebec was the most dramatic event of the 7 Years War. Yes it was. He was the famous heroic General who won, but was mortally wounded at the Battle of Quebec
Who is General James Wolfe
500
This good lookin' dude was the "Individual Choices" selection for chapter 5, and was a Irish Anglican minister at NY's Trinity Church, who wrote passionate defenses for the King's right to tax the colonies. He eventually fled into exile in Nova Scotia.
Who is............. CHARLES INGLIS!!
500
Indians felt especially threatened after the British victory in the French & Indian War. This was the name of the Indian resistance group established to resist colonial settlement in the Ohio Valley & Great Lakes regions.
What is the Covenant Chain
500
This was the winter encampment location of George Washington's army in 1777-1778, where soldiers suffered greatly from cold and hunger, but hung together.
What is Valley Forge
500
These are names of (1)the supporters of the US Constitution who favored a strong government along with (2)the opponents of the US Constitution who believed a strong central government was a threat to American liberty and rights
What are the Federalists and Anti-Federalists