Crash Course US History #6 – Flashcards
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Colonists did not like treaty of paris 1763 because...
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More restricted on land War debt
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To pay for war british did what?
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Raise taxes especially on colonial trade Wool, hats, molasses to regulate trade in mercantilism way -->angers colonies
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Why were colonists made by taxes?
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Lack of representation
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Sugar act 1764
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Imports from Caribbean from .6 to 3 Gave Brits right to try colonial smugglers
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Steal act 1765
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All prints must have a stamp that as expensive Effected rich people the most
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Stamp act congress
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Boycott British goods First coordinated action by colonies United way
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Committees of correspondence
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Organized dissidence against acts Helped boycott and become aware of liberties and uprising
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Sons of liberty
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Coordinated action
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Declaratory act
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Repeal stamp act, but says England is the boss and maintains power or tax
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Charles townshed
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New taxes stops smuggling Encourages boycotts
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Boycotts
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Artisans gained $, merchants lost $ BC they need imports/exports Effective
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1773 tea act
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Cheap tea given to colonies Angered colonists because tea was about identity -->Brits could tax anything
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Boston massacre
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1770 Colonists killed
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Boston tea party
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Colonists dressed as Indians and dumped tea to show anger Thought Brits would back down but just got mad
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Intolerable acts
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Passed after tea party Sparked revolution
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MA governing act
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Curtailed independent governing
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Quartering Act
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Forced colonists to house soldeirs
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Quebec act
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Extended boundaries of Quebec and granted Catholics tolerance (bad for awakening)
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1 continental congress
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1774 Philadelphia Not included Georgia (12/13) Resistance against intolerable acts Encouraged domestic manufacturing First government of America Began to think about freedom Talked about rights of English, and inalienable rights of human Natural law
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Revolution was ______ independence war
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Before
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Revolution
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1775 Minutemen At concord and Lexington began war (shot shard round the world) Not all colonists promoted independence
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Bunker hill
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Colonists lost but Brits suffered major casualties
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Charles ingles
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Saw revolution as combo on monarchy and republicanism Disagreed with independence
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Olive branch petititon
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Said colonists wanted to be English Americans
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Thomas paine
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Wrote common sense in 1766 Liberty Honesty Love Contributed to American sentiment of being special 150,000 copies Ridiculed Christianity
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2 continental congress
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6 months after common sense Signed Declaration of Independence
