American Revolution Causes
How long did the Seven Years' War last?
Seven/nine years, depending on whom you ask.
Lexington and Concord.
What was the new name of the Thirteen Colonies after the war ended?
The United States of America.
Name the two political traditions in Ireland during the late 1700s.
Parliamentary tradition and physical force tradition.
What was Theobald Wolfe Tone's profession?
The death toll of the 1798 Rebellion is estimated to be ..?
Between 10,000-30,000.
Peru?
How did the Seven Years' War lead to American unhappiness in the Thirteen Colonies?
After the war, the British had to pay off their debts; they did so by increasing American taxation.
Bunker Hill.
In which direction did the USA expand?
West.
What did Unionists wish to maintain?
Union between Ireland and Britain.
What was Wolfe Tone's religion?
Protestantism.
What was subdivision of land?
What was the Stamp Act?
A British policy wherein Americans had to pay for their documents, newspapers, etc. to be stamped.
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?
Tom Paine.
Who is the 'Father of the United States'?
George Washington.
What did Nationalists want?
An independent Ireland.
Name the article that Wolfe Tone wrote in which he supported Ireland's cause.
An Argument on Behalf of the Catholics of Ireland.
Why was the potato a staple food in Ireland?
It suited the Irish climate and it was easy to grow a lot of potatos on a small plot of land.
How many people died at the Boston Massacre?
Five.
What was a Continental Congress?
A meeting of American leaders.
What type of government model did the US adopt?
A federal government.
What laws discriminated against Catholics in Ireland?
The Penal Laws.
What event caused Britain to stop entertaining ideas of Irish reform and independence?
War with Revolutionary France.
What was a cottier?
Someone who rented a small plot of land from a tenant farmer.
In 1847, how many people were employed in the public works scheme?
750,000.
What was the Quartering Act?
Americans were obliged to house and feed British soldiers.
When was the Declaration of Independence declared? Give exact date.
4 July 1776.
The Declaration of Independence stated that 'all men are created equal'; which groups were not treated equally?
Slaves, Native Americans, women.
Who were the United Irishmen?
Society that wished to reduce English control of Ireland.
What does a policy of repression entail?
Cruelty, stripped freedoms, increased control.
What was the population of Ireland in 1845?
Who replaced Robert Peel as British Prime Minister in 1846?
Lord John Russell.
Who organised the Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty.
Why was the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga significant?
It encouraged France, Spain, and Holland to enter the war against the British.
The American Revolution inspired which country to overthrow its king and become a republic?
France.
Tax equal to 10% of income.
Name a county where there was a significant uprising during the 1798 Rebellion.
Wexford, Antrim, Down, Mayo, Dublin
Physical force tradition.
What was the nickname for the indian corn sent to Ireland?
Peel's brimstone.
What was a patriot?
Americans willing to kill and to die for their liberation from the British.
The Treaty of Paris.
How many US presidents have taken office?
47.
What was the name given to the powerful members of the Church of Ireland who controlled most of Irish society?
Protestant Ascendancy.
Rebels shot, burned, and or piked over one hundred Protestants.
What was the Act of Union, 1800?
Ireland was now ruled directly from London.
What was the British policy of non-interference with the economy?
Laissez-faire.