Vocabulary
information designed to influence opinion
propaganda
What caused Britain's financial problems in the mid-1700s?
debt from years of fighting wars (including the French and Indian War debt)
Pontiac's War, which was conflict in the Great Lakes region between the Natives and British, led to the Proclamation of 1763. What did it state?
Removed opportunity for colonists to expand west into Native territory and had to stay on the coast
What were the committees of correspondence?
groups of colonists throughout the colonies that wanted to take action against Britain
What did the 2nd Continental Congress do?
printed money, created the Continental army, and set a formal petition to King George to try and avoid war
Colonists who supported the war
Patriots
Why were the colonists angry about taxes passed by Parliament?
They felt they lost their rights and liberties. Colonial assemblies can tax the colonists, not Parliament.
Following the Boston Tea Party, what did the Intolerable Acts do?
banned town meetings in some areas, closed Boston harbor, forced all colonies to allow British soldiers to live with colonists
What happened at the First Continental Congress?
a group of delegates from the colonies came together to represent Americans and challenge British control
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
stuffed figures
effigy
From the British perspective, what was their goal in passing the Sugar Act?
If Britain lowers the tax on molasses, then colonists would want to pay the tax versus smuggling it in. They can take any smuggled goods without going to court.
Britain's troops first fought the colonial militia at which location?
Lexington
Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill important?
Britain realized the Americans would be hard to defeat.
This individual inspired the idea of declaring independence from Britain.
Thomas Paine
group of colonists who circulated calls for action against Britain
committee of correspondence
After the Stamp Act was passed, what was the reaction from the colonists?
House of Burgesses said they had rights to tax. Samuel Adams starts the Sons of Liberty and burned effigies of tax collectors. Colonists began to boycott and demand for a repeal.
What made the Battle of Bunker Hill a British victory?
Americans were low on ammunition after heavy loss at Ft. Ticonderoga because of Benedict Arnold giving away secret plans to the British.
Suffolk Resolves
John Locke said that people are born with certain natural rights to...?
Life, liberty, and property
documents that allowed British officers to search for smuggled goods from the colonists
writs of assistance
To throughly maintain control, what was the tax that was placed on the colonists' imported commodities (glass, tea, paper, fabric, etc.)?
Townshend Acts
For what reasons did it look appealing to colonists to remain loyal to Britain?
Rebellion wasn't a justified response to the tax laws. Some felt responsibility to follow Britain's rules, including believing they would win the war and avoid being on the losing side.
As Washington was chosen to lead the Continental Army, what were issues he needed to address with the militia?
The men were disorganized and needed to be disciplines. He also was in need of enough weapons to arm the soldiers.
Identify the 4 sections of the Declaration of Independence.
(1) Preamble - introduction state the wish to form a new country with reasoning
(2) and (3) details colonists rights and complaints
(4) states the existence of the new nation