VOCABULARY
Who were the REDCOATS?
The British soldiers.
What was the first Act?
The sugar Act, taxes sugar. molases, indigo, wine and coffee.
What was the detonant of the American Revolution?
The French and Indian war.
Why was it called Triangular Trade?
The route between Africa, Europe and the Americas create a triangule and this route was used for trading goods and people.
What is a tax?
A mandatory payment to the goverment.
What are the INTOLERABLE ACTS?
Laws imposed by British lawmakers as a punishment for Massachusettes' actions in the Boston Tea Party
What does it mean to have representation?
A system is in which people can choose candidates to represent them before the government.
Describe the 3 steps of the Triangular trade.
1st stop from Europe to Africa.
2nd from Africa to the Americas
3rd from America to Europe
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
KING GEORGE III
What was the difference of the Townshend Act with the previous ones?
The Act arrived with British troops to enforce law.
What was the first and second action of the Continental Congress?
The Creation of the Continental army for defense and the Declaration of independence.
What was the Middle Passage?
The journey of African slaves from Africa to the Americas.
The strategy of refusing to purchase goods in the hopes of weakening a group
What is a boycott
This law required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
What is the QUARTERING ACT
What was the Boston Tea Party?
An act of boycott from the Sons of Liberty where they pour the tea into the ocean.
Who started the Triangular Trade?
Portugal
What was the first battle of the Continental Army?
Saratoga Battle
Name 4 actions taken by the colonies after the imposition of the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act.
•The Sons of Liberty were created.
•They refused to pay the tax.
•The tax collectors were threatened or made to quit their jobs.
•They even burned the stamped paper in the streets.
•Boycotted
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
A declaration from USA to warn European empires that any attempt to colonize the Americas will be viewed as a hostile act.
What factor facilitated slavery in Africa by European empires?
The fact that the tribe leaders were willing to give them people, usually, servants, debtors or war prisioners.