Pm History 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 why were the colonists taxed? | to pay for the french and indian war |
| why were british soldiers in the colonies? | to protect colonies from rebels colonists. |
| what "old costs" had to be paid? ' | french and indian war |
| what was the colonist's slogan? | no taxation without representation |
| what is a "firebrand" | guy who wants to stir up trouble. |
| what is a deist` | guy who believes that god created the world but doesn't believe that he doesn't have an active role in regular people. |
| what were the 2 "revolutions" of John Adams? | the hearts and minds of the people |
| what are patriots, loyalists, and tories? | people that are ready to harm the people |
| what did the 1774 Continental Congress do? | agreed to boycott british goods. |
| stamp act | the tax on legal documents |
| what is a militia? | A group of armed citizens. |
| who was appointed General of the Continental Army? | george washington |
| what was the olive branch petition? | last effort to resolve differences between England & America. |
| most of the declaration is made up of | self evident truths |
| why the tea tax was so hated | it told the colonists that they were controlled by England. |
| what/why was the Boston Tea Party? | sons of liberty resisting the tea tax 3 ships/342 chests |
| cause and effect participants of the Boston Tea Party? | sons of liberty dressed as Indians |
| who was General Thomas Gage | leader of the english |
| the boston massacre | on march 5, 1770 British attack on defenseless citizens |
| what was the purpose of Paul Revere's ride | to warn colonists that the british were coming |
| what was the shot heard round the world | the first shot fired of the barrle of lexington |
| what were the british after | gun powder and cannons |
| why concord | it was where the gun powder and cannons hidden |
| what happened at lexington | 8 formeres (minutemen) died but beat England. |
| who were ethan allen and the green mountain boys? | farmers kicked off their land by new york and england |
| what happened at the battle of fort ticonderoga | alot of people were killed. |
| what did benedict arnold do | he was going to take command of this mission |
| what was John Locke key idea? | in the beginning all the world was america. |
| the battle of bunker's and breed's hill | colonists verses england-won |
| fort neccesity and duquesne | george washington and braddock |
| lake george | colonists inoquies beat french no british help |
| quebec | most important battle |
| lexington/concord | colonists verses england colonists-won |
| lake ticonderoga | ethan allen and green mountain boys took part from wnglish surprise attacks no one died. |
| bunker hill | colonists verses england-won |
| gaspay | ship to enforce navigation laws |
| george washington | preseident of the united states |
| general braddock | was a soldier and a general |
| general wolfe and montcalm | battled at quebec |
| pontiac | was an ottawa leader |
| samuel adams | started sons of liberty commitees of correspondences and boston tea party restinstances of stamp act |
| john locke | said there is a social contract amoung people |
| john adams | was a farmer and a citizen and a lawyer helped lead the revolution |
| paul revere | warned that the british were coming |
| patrick henry | speaker |
| thomas paine | writer of common sense / inspired colonists to revolt |
| thomas jefferson | 3rd president of the united states |
| ben franklin | pennsylvania unofficial ambassador with england. founding father |
| benedict arnold | eld battle of ticonderoga became a traitor |
| ethan allen | led battle of ticonderoga |
| george III | king of england |
| J.P. Zenger | a writer charged with libel; freedom of the press |
| crispus attucks | the only african american killed in the boston massacre |
| declaration quote | these truths are self evident that all men are created equal and have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| thomas paine quote | "These are the times that try men's souls" |
| patrick henry quote | Give me Liberty or Give me Death! |
| longfellow's revere quote | listen my children |
| slogan of revolution quote | NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION |
| bunker hill quote | "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes |
| william pitt | foreign secretary of britian |
| what was Amherst opinion about the colonists and the indians | thought poorly of them |
| pitt determined that 2 rivers were the key to defeating the french name them | saint lawrence and niagara river |
| the french fort at louisburg | surrendered after a seige |
| the most important battle was for the city of | quebec |
| how did the british manage to attack the city | climbed steep cliffs on flat plains by sunrise |
| which side won the battle | english |
| the last battle was for the city of | montreal |
| what treaty resolved the issues of the war | paris |
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