Cramerton 8 Rev. War Test Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Edmond Fanning | foreigner in control of NC in the West whose corruption led to an uprising led by Herman Husband |
| Halifax Resolves | NC document that declares independence from Britain |
| Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge | 1st major battle in NC of Revolutionary War |
| Mecklenburg Resolves | NC document that states British law was "null & void" in the colony |
| William Tryon | Governor of NC who built a palace in capital of New Bern |
| Quartering Act | Law stating that colonist had to house British soldiers |
| Edenton Tea Party | Women in NC agreed to boycott British tea |
| Hornet's Nest | Nickname that General Cornwallis gave Charlotte, NC |
| Granville District | Northern part of colony sharing border with Virginia owned by a Proprietor |
| Townshend Act | Taxes placed on glass, lead, paint, paper & tea |
| Regulators | Westerners of NC who were against English control |
| Squatters | took over land in the Granville District without paying quitrents, or land taxes |
| Albemarle Revolt | The event which occured in NC due to unfair representation in government and the placement of the capital in New Bern |
| Charles Cornwallis | The leader of the British army |
| Benedict Arnold | a patriot leader in Philadelphia who made secret plans to surrender to the British. |
| George Rogers Clark | The Patriot Leader who led the Over Mountain Men |
| Lexington and Concord | The first battles of the Revolutionary War |
| George Washinton | leader of the Continental Army. |
| characteristics of colonial governments | controlled by the King of England, government leaders were church leader, Ideas were based on the Bible; certain religions outlawed |
| Great Awakening | when spiritual movements supporting ideas of equality were taught |
| Enlightenment | equality was hoped to be enforced in government |
| Middle Passage | The slave trade to North America |
| triangle | Trade between Britain, Aftrica, and the Americas began to take the shape |
| The Navigation Acts | required the colonists to trade only with England |
| British soldiers were present in the colonies | to protect the colonists & collect taxes |
| The Proclamation Act | denied colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mtns. |
| Whoever controlled the the Miss. River during the French & Indian War, also controlled the | interior of the North America |
| France | would loose control in North America following the French and Indian War |
| Battle of Alamance | those against British control living in the Backcountry of NC lost to Governor William Tryon. |
| Albermarle Revolt | did not lead to the Revolutionary War |
| Thomas Jefferson | was the main author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Women, Native Americans, and African Slaves | were not guaranteed the rights of equality and freedom according to the Declaration of Independence |
| Thousands of African American slaves sign on with the British Army | Because the British pledged freedom to any slave who served in their army |
| The winter at Valley Forge was a difficult time for the Continental Army | because it was low on supplies |
| France and Spain | assisted the Patriots with supplies to win the war against Britain |
| the Treaty of Paris in1783 | created the United States |
| How did the French and Indian War change the balance of power in North America | France lost all of their control. Great Britain would control land East of the Mississippi River and Spain would control lands West of the Mississippi. |
| List the 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage that the Patriots experienced during the Revolutionary War. (2 answers required) | Familiar Territory, Help from France, Small Navy, Untrained poor soldiers |
| List 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage of the British during the Revolutionary War. (2 answers required) | Large powerful navy; well-trained, well equipped soldiers; Used Hessians and Had to cross the Atlantic Ocean |
| What does "no taxation without representation" mean? | No one in Britain taking up for the colonists while the King was making laws concerning them. |
| Why did the British set their sights on the South? How was the fighting there different from fighting in the North? (2 answers required) | Fighters in the northern colonies were tougher than the British had expected. British were losing so they moved South. In the South, fighting was much more brutal using guerilla warfare leading to the end of the War. |
| Explain why the 1st battle of the Revolutionary War was called "The Shot Heard Around the World." | Countries around the world watch to see if the colonists could overthrow the most powerful country. |
| Explain why the patriots would say "Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes." | The colonists had fewer weapons. |
| Explain why the Battle at Guilford Courthouse was called "The Beginning of the the End." | Britain was beginning to lose the war. The war would end soon. |
| Explain why following the Battle of Yorktown, the "World Turned upside down." | The colonists beat the most powerful country in the world. |
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