Enslavement
After colonists switched from enslaving Native Americans, which continent did enslaved people come from?
Africa
How much power did American colonists have in Parliament?
None
Which Founding Father/famous person kind of started the French and Indian War?
George Washington
Who was put in command of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What was the main weapon that the Patriots and the British used?
The flintlock musket
What are two names for the journey enslaved Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic Ocean?
The Transatlantic Slave Trade and The Middle Passage
Who was in charge of the British government, AND, what group assisted and controlled his/her power?
The King/Queen and he/she was assisted by Parliament
In order to serve or vote in Parliament or in the colonial assembly, what three criteria did you have to meet?
The person had to be white, a male, and a landowner
What were two reasons why someone would stay neutral in the Revolutionary War?
They didn’t agree much with either side
They didn’t want to be in a destructive war
They had family on one or both sides
They lived far away from the fighting
What was the name of the first battle of the Revolutionary War? (It has two parts)
Lexington and Concord
The people that wanted to stop slavery in North America/the United States were called . . .
Abolitionists
What was the colonists’ rallying cry about taxes and representation?
What two Acts were meant to pay for The French and Indian War, but mainly, for defense of the new land the British government won from the French?
The Sugar Act and the Stamp Act
What government group did the Colonists form to make decisions about what to do about the British? Members included Ben Franklin, George Washington, and John Adams.
The Continental Congress
What is the gunshot called that started first battle of the Revolutionary War?
“The shot heard round the the world”
The John Punch case showed that black people were starting to be treated differently in the colonies. What was the difference in the punishments for John Punch compared to the two white indentured servants?
The two white indentured servants got 1 extra year of service to the master. John Punch, who was black, had to serve the master for the rest of Punch’s life.
When Parliament put taxes on British goods sent to the colonies, what did the colonists do? (two part answer)
They boycotted the British goods and started making those goods in the colonies
What two names were given to the event where Patriots who refused to pay taxes on tea broke into ships and dumped all the tea into Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party or The Midnight Raid
Name three groups/sections of people who were on the patriot's side in the Revolutionary War?
The Sons of Liberty
The Minutemen
The militia
Many colonists in general
Free African-Americans (and some enslaved ones)
A few indigenous groups
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and who helped him?
Thomas Jefferson wrote it with help from John Adams and Ben Franklin
Why was it difficult for some African leaders and groups to not become part of enslaving other Africans when Europeans got involved?
Other groups/kingdoms around them would get involved and receive money, tools, and weapons from the Europeans, becoming more powerful. Groups who didn’t enslave others might get conquered by powerful groups who did enslave others
Why were British colonists upset at the end of the French and Indian War even though they won? (give two reasons)
The Colonists didn’t get to settle on the land fought to win (The British government gave it to their Native American allies.)
The British government began taxing the colonists to pay for the soldiers and defense of the new area and the war that ended.
What two things did Parliament do with the Coercive/Intolerable Acts to punish Boston people for the Boston Tea Party?
Parliament closed Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the spilled tea.
Parliament got rid of the colonial assembly and installed a British general as governor.
What were the three main sections of the Declaration of Independence?
The rights of men and a new idea of government
Complaints against King George over his treatment of colonists
Actually declaring independence from Great Britain/England
Why was the start of the Southern campaign such a low point for the America? (two reasons)
We lost the siege/battle of Charleston and 5,000 American troops were taken prisoner
Benedict Arnold, hero of the battle of Saratoga, betrayed the Americans and joined the British side