apush period 3 quiz only 3.1-3.5

3.2 seven years war (French and Indian war)

context: Spain France and Great Britain were powerful and land created a lot of tension and a lot of religious conflict between France and England because France is catholic and England is Protestant.

Causes: British believed French provoked the war by building forts in the Ohio river valley, France built forts to prevent further British expansion. Ohio river valley was very prominent for the fur trade and had a lot of economic opportunity

Result: British win George Washington help the soldiers win

3.2 Albany plan of union

Ben Franklin wanted to develop the Albany plan of union which would create intercolonial government, system for recruiting troops, and process for collecting taxes however the plan never took effect

3.2 effects of the war

War erupted in the Mediterranean, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and the Caribbean, early losses for British.

treaty of Paris 1763 Britain gained Canada and all French land. Spain gained all land west of the Mississippi river, significant debt for all wars, shift in British colonial policies in the end of salutary neglect.

3.2 Pontiac’s rebellion

Colonist continued Westword on indigenous lands. British refused to participate in giftgiving ceremonies as a friend had it done demonstrated that Native Americans had become to dependent upon Europeans. They were led by Pontiac, and the Paxton boys were demolishing farms. This rebellion did not work for the natives, and Britain through blankets of small pox on natives to kill them.

3.2 proclamation of 1763 aka proclamation line

Prohibited colonist from settling west of the Appalachian mountains. Colonists felt like they were trapped under the Kings rule, but they still went Westward and disobeyed orders. The colonists desired to gain economic value from new territory so they defied the orders

3.2 Paxton boys

Group of farmers in Pennsylvania decided to get rid of all indigenous people.

Revenue act/ sugar act (1764)

Taxed sugar and other luxuries, stricter enforcement of navigation acts

Quartering act (1765)

Required colonist to feed in house of British soldiers.

Stamp act (1765)

Require a revenue stamps placed on most printer paper, first direct tax (besides taxes on imported goods) repealed in 1766.

Declaratory act (1766)

Asserted that parliament had the right to attack and make a laws for the colonies.

3.3 townshend acts- Boston massacre

Colonists felt rebellious from the stamp act argued that consent was necessary to Levy taxes boycott increased Britain sent additional troops to Boston. However kept tax on tea

3.3 First continental congress

Americans desire independence, delegates from all colonies, except Georgia, met in Philadelphia. PURPOSE: was to respond to British threats to colonial liberties

3.5 Treaty of Paris (1783)

Britain formally recognized the United States as an independent nation, America promises to Britain that Congress agreed to recommend that states, restore confiscated loyalist property, and agreed to allow British merchants to collect a pre-war debts owned by Americans

3.5 roles of women

woman were called camp followers. They carried water to the battlefield, fed the troops nursed the wounded, occasionally fought, worked as spies produced army clothing.

3.5 minute men

pledge to be ready to fight on a minute notice the citizen soldier, often, farmers

3.5 loyalists

desired colonist to work within the boundaries of the British Constitution defined a solution with parliament, typically more wealthy and have connections in the crown

3.4 Declaration of Independence

listed ingredients is against King George the third government expressed the basic principles that justified revolution colonist felt their rights were infringed

3.4 John Locke

idea of social contract colonist felt like the government was not listening to them.

3.4 thomas Paine common sense

Quaker, radical fear’s opponent of slavery recruited by Benjamin Franklin to the patriot cause.

3.3 second continental congress

adopted declaration of the causes and necessities for taking up arms king dismissed the plea and issued prohibitory act, which declared the colonists to be in rebellion. George Washington, Washington was put in charge and they felt that he was important and smart.