French Indian War
Both British and French were interested in...
Ohio River Valley
What was the first direct tax levied on the colonists?
Taxation of printed materials
Stamp Act was recanted because...
Colonists boycotted all British goods
What are the names of the battles that marked the beginiing of the American Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord
Who were the minutemen?
Colonists who could mobilize within one minute to fight against the British soldiers
British general named ____________ _____________ arrived in Virginia and was killed due to ambush.
Edward Braddock
Sugar Act increased tax rates on ____________________.
Imports from colonies
What is the name of the incident that made the British Parliament recant Townshend Acts?
Boston Massacre
Who were Loyalists and Patriots?
Loyalists: Americans who supported the British side in the conflict
Patriots: People who believed that the British had become tyrants
What is committee of correspondence?
A committee created by Thomas Jefferson to unify colonies and shape public opinion to communicate with other colonies about British activities
Why did Great Britain's victory over the French-Indian War was not really a victory?
Financial issue - increased debt, paid to maintain several colonies (America was one of them)
How are the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts similar?
Why were the writs of assistance give to customs officers?
To let the customs officers to have search warrant any suspicious location or acitivies
What did the Patriots want from the British government?
They wanted independence from the British government and the ability to determine their own economic growth.
What is Boston Tea Party?
The secret dumping of tea chests into Boston Harbor carried out by 150 colonists
Why were the colonists enraged after the Proclamation of 1763?
They could not settle west of the Appalachian Mts.
What is Stamp Act Congress?
The representatives from nine colonies met. They deduced that only the political representatives of the colonies have the right to tax within the colonies.
Why were colonists angered by a direct tax on all printed materials?
Printed material was the primary means of communication. Taxing printed material would mean that no one could avoid from paying taxes.
What convinced many Southern planters that the colonies had to declare independence?
Dunmore’s announcement that Africans enslaved by rebels would be freed if they fought for the Loyalists
What freedoms did Virginia’s constitution guarantee in its bill of rights?
Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, and the right to trial by jury;
It banned the state from searching homes without a warrant or taking property without court proceedings.
Explain the two laws of Coercive Acts
1.Boston’s port shut down until price of the tea reimbursed
2.Governor picks council, judges, sheriffs in Massachusetts & no town meeting w/o permission
Explain another two laws of Coercive Acts
3.British soldiers’ trials to take place in England
4.Lodging for British soldiers to be provided by colonists
Explain the difficulties that redcoats faced during the war.
They never fought guerilla warfare.
They were not united because they had different perspectives about the war.
Many soldiers were deployed all over the British empire.
The war took much longer than expected.
Which battle was the turning point of the American Revolutionary War? Why?
What is the name of the final major battle of the American Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Saratoga;
This led the French to officially support the Americans with money, troops, and navy.
The Battle of Yorktown