History Test 3

Mercantilism -> George Washington

Mercantilism

Economic theory; colonies exist only to serve the mother country and raise money for her

Fur traders

The French were _______

Ohio Valley; Ohio Company; Survey and Sell Land

3 Conflicts in North America 1600's- 1748

True

T/F It was always France VS Britain

Because they saw it as their Westward expansion; France wasn't using it the way the colonies thought they should

Why did Britain fight France for Ohio Valley?

False

T/F The Native Americans were fine with land surveyors from Virginia coming onto their land to sell it

False

The French and Indian War was fought between France and the Native Americans

Seven Years' War

The French and Indian War was also called this

Defeat the French in North America

What was the first step of William Pitt's plan to win the French and Indian War?

Reform British army

What was the second step of William Pitt's plan to win the French and Indian War?

Use colonial militias

What was the third step of William Pitt's plan to win the French and Indian War?

Treaty of Paris- 1763

Ends the French and Indian War

France must give up New France, England gets all land from Atlantic to Mississippi River, Spain must give up Florida to Britain

What is the price France and Spain must pay for losing the War?

Pontiac's Rebellion

Native American chief Pontiac makes alliances with other tribes and they attack any settlers that cross onto their land

True

T/F Pontiac's Rebellion worked (to some extent)

Proclamation Line 1763

Forbids colonial settlements beyond the Appellation Mountains (the frontier line)

Lord Grenville

Urges Parliament to pass 4 acts that tax the colonies

Sugar Act 1764

Direct taxation on sugar

Currency Act 1764

Colonists must pay taxes with British money (scarce)

Quartering Act 1765

Permanent troop presence, colonists must house and provide for them

Stamp Act 1765

All paper products required a stamp, any smugglers would be arrested and tried in a military court in Canada

They all busted smugglers

What was a common theme that Greenville's Program had?

Sam Adams

Led Sons of Liberty; governor of Massachusetts

Patrick Henry

Member of the House of Burgesses; rallied Virginians against Britain

Declaratory Act

Parliament had the right to tax the colonists without question; declared their power over the colonies

False

T/F The colonies had representation in Parliament

Lord Lynn

Who passes the Townshend Acts?

Imported goods

What did the Townshend Acts tax?

Non-Importation Boycott

Anti-Townshend Acts;

Writs of Assistance

Open search warrant: soldiers could search any house they thought had smuggled goods

Boston Massacre

British troops fire into unarmed colonists in Boston

Effects of the Boston Massacre

Anti-British propaganda, Townshend Acts are repealed (tax on tea is kept)

Lord North

Minister of Britain; tries the troops from the Boston Massacre in the colonies and is angry when they're proven not guilty

John Adams

Who was the lawyer for the British soldiers?

Boycotts continue; still drink smuggled Dutch tea

Britain makes British tea less expensive than smuggled Dutch tea, how do the colonists respond?

Boston Tea Party 1773

Sons of Liberty dump tea into the Boston Harbor before British troops could unload it

Coercive Acts 1774

Only in Boston; Boston Harbor closed, Boston Court closed, Marital Law, no town meetings, more soldiars

Committee of Correspondence

Sons of Liberty in Boston send letters to those in other colonies

Quebec Act 1774

Britain encourages Catholic religion and expands Quebec

True

T/F The colonies were upset with the Quebec Act

Intolerable Acts

Coercive Acts + Quebec Act = _________

First Continental Congress

Delegates from the colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss what can be done about Britain

Moderates

Majority, still wanted to peacefully resolve conflict with Britain

Radicals

Anti-Britain, wanted to break away

Declarations and Resolves, Suffolk Resolves

2 Things they did at the First Continental Congress

Lexington

First battle of the American Revolution was fought here

Lexington and Concord

April 1775

Militia; minutemen

In Massachusetts, every town has a _____ made up of _______

Second Continental Congress

May 1775, Philadelphia, all 13 colonies showed up