Unit 2 Quiz 1 US History – Flashcards

A war between the British and the French over the Ohio river valley territory. Native Americans fought on both sides. British won and were rewarded all the land east of the Mississippi River in the Treaty of Paris 1763.

Great Britiain acquired both French Canada and Spanish Florida Victory gave England unchallenged supremacy in North America. England became the dominant naval power in the world.

Chief Pontiac led a major attack against colonial settlements on the western frontier. To stabalize western frontier the British government issues the proclamation of 1763.

The Proclamation of 1763, signed by King George III of England, prohibited any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains. It required those who had already settled in those regions to return east in an attempt to ease tensions with Native Americans.

Colonists resented not being able to settle west of the Proclamation line, especially in places like the Ohio Valley. With the French removed, they believed it their right.

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making them proud members of the British Empire notin important contrasts between themselves and the British strengthening a sense of identity among the colonists a nationalist perspective emerged

laws to protect british merchants and industries and kept profitable trade under british control, raise revenue for British government all imports/exports had to be carried on english ships crews had to be ¼ english or colonial all colonial imports must be funneled through england the lords of trade was created to enforce the system

The Sugar Act was passed by Parliament to pay for the war debt brought on by the French and Indian War to help pay for the expenses of running the colonies and newly acquired territories. The act increased the duties on imported sugar and other items such as textiles, coffee, wines, and indigo (dye). Soldiers used writs of assistance, or blank search warrants to search for smuggled goods and collect taxes.

Britain assumed control of colonial currency system Britian prohibited the American colonies from issuing paper currency of any form Currency could only be obtained through trade as regulated by England.

Required colonists to feed and house British soldiers Law expanded in 1766 to require colonial assemblies to house soldiers in taverns and unoccupied homes.

In March, the Stamp Act was passed by Parliament imposing the first direct tax on the American colonies, to offset the high costs of the British military organization in America. Thus for the first time in the 150 year old history of the British colonies in America, the Americans will pay tax not to their own local legislatures in America, but directly to England. Under the Stamp Act were all printed articles including: newspapers pamphlets bills legal documents liscences almanacs dice and playing cards

The American colonists quickly united in opposition, led by the most influential segments of colonial society- lawyers, publishers, land owners, ship builders, and merchants, who were most affected by the Act. Stamp act repealed in 1766

enacted by Parliament same day Stamp act repealed gave Parliament total power over colonists to tax and make laws

In 1767, The English Parliament passedthe Townshend Revenue Acts, imposing a new series of taxes on the colonists to pay for the costs of administering and protecting the American colonies. Items taxed included imports such as paper, tea, glass, lead and paints. The Act also provided for the search of private homes for smuggled goods Writs of Assistance allowed custom officers to enter homes, stores, and warehouse to look for goods brought into the country illegally (no search warrant necessary)

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Due to the negative trade impact and disappointing amount of revenue being collected, the Townshend Acts were repealed by Parliament in 1770 A small tax on tea was retained as a symbol of Parliament's right to tax the colonies

Quartering Act Incident at Ropewalk, March 2nd, 1770, disagreement between dockworker and soldier led to violence General fear of British soldiers restricting colonsts rights.

March 5, 1770 Children Passing by the Custom House began throwing snowballs at a British sentry A mob formed, throwing stones and sticks 1 British soldier fired, causing panic End Result, 5 dead and 6 wounded colonists Massacre or Propoganda?

used "massacre" as propoganda Samuel Adams organized Comitees of Correspondance

The Tea Act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea trade in the colonies. The act also made it cheaper to buy British East India Company tea (as opposed to smuggled tea from the Netherlands)

1773: Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians, went to the Boston Harbor, and boarded three ships, the Beaver, the Eleanor, or the Dartmouth, and dumped 45 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor.

Acts enacted in 1774 by British prime minister in response to the Boston Tea Party.

Closed the port of Boston in 1774 until the price of the dumped tea was recovered Moved the capital of Massachusetts to Salem Made Marblehead the official port of entry for the Massachusetts colony

Made all law officers subject to appointment by the royal governor and banned all town meetings that didn't have approval of the royal governor

Allowed the royal governor of a colony to move trials of royal officers to other colonies or even to England if he feared that juries in those colonies wouldn't judge a case fairly

Allowed soldiers to stay in houses or empty buildings if barracks were not available

Granted civil government and religious freedom to Catholics living in Quebec. Gave territory between the Mississippi River and the Appalachian Mountains to Canada.

These were by far the harshest of the acts passed. Those living in Boston and Massachusetts would lose money from the Boston Port Act, be forced to provide housing to soldiers through the Quartering Act, and be denied some of the same freedoms other colonists received through the Quebec Act. The colonists called for a convention.

September 5th to October 26, 1774 1st Continental Congress formed in response to intolerable acts. Hoped to persuade Parliament to restore self-government in colonies & abandon direct supervision. Made up of 2 delegates from every colony except Georgia created committees to enforce economic sanctions Declaration of Rights and grievances was sent to king

Galloway: quaker delegate from Penn 13 colonies come together create own governement king appoint council and president general moderate

political statement passionate radicals protect rights and freedoms condeming coercive acts---reject rights do not pay England until they give back our gov. agianst Quebec act encourage manufacturing in colonies

life liberty prop same rights as english immigration rights of representation trials benefit of english law priveleges that charters gave them right to petition no army in colonies seperation of powers violating rights, want repeal

boycott british goods send citizens of G britian letters send official letter of king, but let hum know they are still loyal, work with him

start of revolution get John Hancock and Samuel Adams kiled 8 colonists, inured 10 british guy/ horse injured British won

prescott went to Concord to warn British went there to capture military supplies colonists won prescott went to Concord to warn British went there to capture military supplies British continued on to Concord where they destroyed the few supplies left, but on their return march to Boston were attacked by militiamen using cover of stone walls. British suffered great casualties and humiliation from the exchange British trapped in Boston

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Overnight Americans took up a position on Breed's Hill with soldiers and cannon pointing down on the British in the Boston harbor The British attacked, marching troops uphill believing that the Americans would retreat in the face of a smashing, head-on attack The Americans waited until the British were within 15 paces, and then unleashed a bloody attack of gunfire. Scores of British troops were killed or wounded; the rest retreated down the hill. The British rushed the hill in a second and third wave suffering a great number of casualties. By the time the third wave of British charged the hill, the Americans were running low on ammunition. Hand to Hand fighting insued, the British eventually took the hill but at a great cost In response to the fighting, the king issued a Proclamation of Rebellion

Philadelphia, May 1775 the Continental Congress met again, but this time they were split between declaring independence and negotiating with England and thus followed a contradictory policy of waging war while at the same time seeking peace Congress adopted the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms which called on the colonies to provide troops, appointed George Washington commander-in-chief of the new colonial army (Continental Army), and authorized a raid of Quebec

Olive Branch Petition - moderate delegates who did not want independence drafted the Olive Branch Petition pledging their loyalty to King George III and asking him to intercede with Parliament to secure peace & the protection of their rights King George declared the colonies in rebellion taking Parliament's side 2nd Continental Congress

December 1775 Defined resistance to the Crown as treason Instituted a naval blockade of all American ports Halted the colonies' trade with the world and among each other Cargoes were to be treated as if they belonged to an enemy power and were subject to seizure Seen as a declaration of economic warfare!

Sold 120,000 copies Thomas Paine natural law, an island shall not rule a continent America had a moral obligation to the world to be democratic and independent King George as Brutish