Road to Revolution 1
Define blockade
the shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
Define alliance
an agreement between two sides to help each other
Define minutemen
citizen soldiers who fought the British at Lexington and Concord
military force made up of civilians trained as soldiers
militia
an organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products
boycott
What started the French and Indian War?
British settlers pushed west into French and Native American lands.
Why did the Iroquois at Albany refuse to make an alliance against the French?
They expected the French to defeat the British in a war.
At the beginning of the French and Indian War
the British suffered several defeats.
What is a militia?
What is a force made up of civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army.
After the French and Indian War the colonists began to see themselves as
as separate from Britain.
Total control of the market for a certain product.
What is a monopoly?
In order to finance the colonial army, the Second Continental Congress decided to
________ ________.
print money
Some ________ feared a revolution would cost them their property.
loyalist
In response to the Olive Branch Petition, King George declared the colonies to be in
________ ________.
open rebellion
The ________ Act cut the powers of Massachusetts town meetings.
intolerable
How did many colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?
They supported the people of Boston with food and supplies.
The first step that the Second Continental Congress took in preparation for war was
forming an army.
At what gathering was George Washington chosen as commander of the continental army?
the Second Continental Congress
In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which
required colonists to buy stamps to put on legal documents.
Colonists resented the Tea Act because
it established a British monopoly on tea.
What is a petition?
What is a written request to a government?
A cause of the the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Tea Act?
which member of the Virginia House of Burgesses made an emotional speech attacking the Stamp Act?
Patrick Henry
What event occurred on March 5 1770?
Boston Massacre
how many cases & pounds of tea were tossed in the harbor in the Boston Tea Party?
342 cases 90,000 pounds