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Us history test #4
French and Indian War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the french and indian war? | Seven years war. Ends with the treaty of Paris 1763 which resulted in britian gaining New France, LA east of the ms river, and florida. |
| What is spain given during the french and indian war? | New Orleans and all of LA west of the ms river |
| Left deeply in debt and had to pay not only for the cost of the war, but the added cost of governing and defending the newly acquired territories | Britian |
| Drew a line from north to south along the appalachian mts. and declared that colornists could not settle any land west of the line without the british governments permission | Royal Proclamation of 1763 |
| 1st lord of the treasury | George Grencille |
| George Grenville decides that it is time the colonists pay and begins by trying to collect more _______ from smugglers that had been enjoying salutory neglect. | custom duties |
| changed tax rates on imports of raw sugar and molasses; placed new takes on silk, wine, coffee, and indigo. | Sugar act |
| Proper court procedures | due process |
| banned the use of paper money in the colonies bc it tended to lose its value very quickly. Forced colonists to only deal in english money. | Currency act of 1764 |
| Why did colonists like the currency? | bc they could take out loans then easily pay them back later with money worth less than when they borrowed it. |
| Required stamps to be bought and placed on most printed materials such as newspapers, pamphlets, wills, mortgages, wills, deeds, licenses, bonds, diplomas, playing cards, etc. (First direct tax rather thatn the indirect tax on trade) | Stamp act 1765 |
| required colonists to provide barracks for british troops or pay to house them in taverns, inns vacant buildings, or barns (colonist to pay more of the cost of defense) | Quartering Act 1765 |
| Groups organizing meetings and protests and trying to intimidate stap distributors | Sons of Liberty |
| says that only the colonists political representatives and not parliament, had the right to tax them. | Declaration of rights and grievances |
| drafted teh declaration of rights and grievances and petitioned king george for relief and asked parliament to repeal the stamp act. | Stamp act congress |
| colonial merchants pledge not to buy any british goods | nonimportation agreements |
| parliament repeals the stamp act but issues the | declatory act |
| why does parliament repeal the declatory act? | to reassert their autority over the colonies by stating that the colonies were subordinate to the british parliament. |
| repealed the stamp act | declaratory act |
| colonies have to pay taxes on tea, paint, led glass, paper, etc. | Townshed acts |
| official piece of paper that gives them the right to search whenever (drivers license, general search warrents, etc) | writs of assistance |
| made livery teas, homespun, and some participated in revolution and helped the sons of liberty | daughters of liberty |
| making your own cloth and clothing | homespun |
| Around 12 soldiers. 5 boston colonists died. Colonists named it. Without a doubt, sons of liberty planned it! | Boston massacre |
| first black person to die for the cause of independance | Crispus Attucks |
| lawyer that defended the soldiers from the boston massacre and reveals that it was not the commander of the soldiers who yelled fire. They were seen as not guilty | Jogn adams |
| (off the coast of rhode island). british went in towns when hungary took what they wanted. English punishment | Gaspee Affair |
| letter writing campaign informing everyone in the colonies what is going on | commitees of correspondence |
| rebelled for british taxing them high on tea so they dumped it. | boston tea party |
| One of the biggest ports that shut down until colonists payed for the tea they destroyed | Boston port acts |
| Banned all town meetings and sherrifs, judges, council members will all now be appointed by the government | Massachusettes government act |
| allowed the govornerto transfer the files of english officials and british soldiers to england | Administration of justice act |
| All government in quebec will be appointed by the king and the boundaries of quebec will be expanded | Quebec act |
| enforced that you had to house the soldiers and troops in your house | new quarting act |
| the govorner of massachusettes (in charge of telling troops what to do) | General thomas gage |
| They say these acts as the last straw, couldnt tolerate no more, any longer | intolerable acts |
| Does not obey the corosive acts. Keeps boycotting the taxed goods. | Suffolk resolves |
| citizen soldiers or minutemen (divides into 2 groups) | militia |
| where the revolution starts | lexington and concorde |
| no rules | gorilla warfare |
| Where 2000 british soldiers vs 1000 colonial solders(who are on top of the hill). | battle of bunker hill |
| During the battle of bunker hill, who has the accuracy and who has the speed? | British soldiers have the speed (3 times in one min) and Colonial soldiers have the accuracy. |
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