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Revolutionary Time Period
About colonists and British
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History
6th Grade
09/27/2006
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Privateers
 Definition
Privately owned ships converted to be "Makeshift Warships"
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Navigation Acts
 Definition
Laws passed by Parliament to eforce mercantilism.
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Duty
 Definition
A tax on imported goods.
Term
Guerrilla Warfare
 Definition
Tactics which include hit and run, camoflage and "Indian style" frontier warfare.
Term
Mercenaries
 Definition
Hired foreign soldiers.
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Repeal
 Definition
Do away with a law, to cancel it out.
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Continuum
 Definition
A line showing a range of things with opposites on each end.
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Unanimous
 Definition
Everyone is in agreement.
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Parliament
 Definition
England's law making body.
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Unalienable Rights
 Definition
Rights which can not be taken away from you.
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Writs of Assistance
 Definition
Search Warrants the British used to look for smuggled goods.
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Propaganda
 Definition
Giving misinformation or telling only one side of an idea or argument to help that side of a cause.
Term
Sons of Liberty
 Definition
Radical colonists who would use violence to bring about change.
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Effigy
 Definition
A likeness of someone which hung or burned to show anger.
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Mercantilism
 Definition
Economic policy used by mother countries to get rich from their colonies.
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Militia
 Definition
Citizen soldiers who fought though not actually in the regular army.
Term
Delegates
 Definition
Representatives to a group or meeting.
Term
Trouble over _____ was one of the first causes of bad feelings between the colonists and England.
 Definition
Trouble over land was one of the first causes of bad feelings between the colonists and England.
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But a source of greater anger than trouble over land was trouble over _____.
 Definition
But a source of greater anger than trouble over land was trouble over trade.
Term
England had always viewed her colonies as money making possessions. England would buy ___ _________ at a low price from the colonies, and sell ____________ goods at a high price, thus making a profit from the colonies.
 Definition
England had always viewed her colonies as money making possessions. England would buy raw materials at a low price from the colonies, and sell manufactured goods at a high price, thus making a profit from the colonies.
Term
England enforced this system of Mercantilism through a series of laws passed in the 1600's called the __________ Acts.
 Definition
England enforced this system of Mercantilism through a series of laws passed in the 1600's called the Navigation Acts.
Term
The first navigation Act said all trade must be on:
 Definition
British or English ships.
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The second Navigation Act said that all goods going to the colonies from Europe must first be sent to _______ where they would __________ and thus make a profit.
 Definition
The second Navigation Act said that all goods going to the colonies from Europe must first be sent to England where they would add a duty (tax) on it and thus make a profit.
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The third Navigation Act said that all goods going to the colonies from Europe must first be sent to _______ where they would __________ and thus make a profit.
 Definition
The third Navigation Act said that all goods going to the colonies from Europe must first be sent to England where they would add a duty (tax) and thus make a profit.
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To get around the Navigation Acts, the colonists began to _______.
 Definition
To get around the Navigation Acts, the colonists began to smuggle.
Term
Parliament allowed the colonial courts to issue papers that permitted British officials to search American homes and properties looking for smuggled goods. These papers were called __________________ and infuriated the colonists because it invaded their p
 Definition
Parliament allowed the colonial courts to issue papers that permitted British officials to search American homes and properties looking for smuggled goods. These papers were called Writs of Assistance and infuriated the colonists because it invaded their privacy.
Term
Soon angry Americans began forming groups of violent protesters called _______________ who led riots and burned stamp offices.
 Definition
Soon angry Americans began forming groups of violent protesters called Sons of Liberty who led riots and burned stamp offices.
Term
Sam Adams was a founder of an underground (secret) organization of letter writers called the ___________________________________ who commnicated information around the colonies.
 Definition
Sam Adams was a founder of an underground (secret) organization of letter writers called the Committees of Correspondence who commnicated information around the colonies.
Term
In Virginia, the two key leaders of the Committees of Correspondence were _______________ and _____________.
 Definition
In Virginia, the two key leaders of the Committees of Correspondence were Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry.
Term
Tea was the only item which still had a ________ on it when the Boston Tea Party took place, dumping ___________ dollars worth of tea into the harbor.
 Definition
Tea was the only item which still had a duty on it when the Boston Tea Party took place, dumping $75,000 dollars worth of tea into the harbor.
Term
The punishment for the Boston Tea Party was the passage of a law known in the colonies as the Intolerable Acts. In Britain, this was called the _____ or _________ Acts, because it was trying to force the colonists to pay for the tea they destroyed.
 Definition
The punishment for the Boston Tea Party was the passage of a law known in the colonies as the Intolerable Acts. In Britain, this was called the Force or Coercive Acts, because it was trying to force the colonists to pay for the tea they destroyed.
Term
When other colonies saw how these acts crippled the port of Boston they feared those actions could be taken against any one of the colonies. They therefore called a meeting to be held in Philadelphia to plan their reactions. This was the _________________
 Definition
When other colonies saw how these acts crippled the port of Boston they feared those actions could be taken against any one of the colonies. They therefore called a meeting to be held in Philadelphia to plan their reactions. This was the 1st Continental Congress.
Term
What country owned the most land in North America in 1754?
 Definition
France
Term
What two countries were the biggest landowners after 1763?
 Definition
Britain and Spain
Term
What river separated these two colonial empires?
 Definition
The Mississippi River.
Term
Where would you find the only French territory in North America after 1763?
 Definition
West Indies.
Term
Which river flows into the Mississippi River?
 Definition
Ohio.
Term
What was the name of the treaty that ended the French and Indian War?
 Definition
Treaty of Paris.
Term
What were three things gained by Britain after the F&I war?
 Definition
Canada, all French lands east of the Mississippi River, and Florida.
Term
One valuable city Britain did not get after the F & I war was the port of…
 Definition
New Orleans.
Term
How did the change of ownership of the land near the Ohio River lead to conflicts between colonists and American Indians? Explain:
 Definition
British wanted to build settlements in the area. American Indian leaders opposed an increase in British settlements.
Term
Who was the Ottawa Chief that led several tribes of Indians against British settlers? His rebellion lasted from the year ____ to ____.
 Definition
Chief Pontiac

1763 to 1766
Term
Tensions between colonists and Indians caused King George III to issue the ________________________ which banned settlers from settling where? Explain:
 Definition
Proclamation of 1763

West of the Appalachian Mountains because they were "protecting" the colonists from the Indians.
Term
(Study reverse side of NB page #2)
 Definition
(Study reverse side of NB page #2)
Term
Which navy was the most powerful in the world?
 Definition
English navy.
Term
The _________(country) had great wealth and credit and were able to tax the people to finance their war expenses.
 Definition
English
Term
This army was well-trained and had good equipment. The ________ and the ________ soldiers were well-trained and well-disciplined.
 Definition
The English army was well-trained and had good equipment. The English and the Hessian soldiers were well-trained and well-disciplined.
Term
This army had great leaders like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and others.
 Definition
Continental Army (Patriots/Colonists)
Term
This army was a mobile force able to move about the colonies at will.
 Definition
Continental Army (Patriots/Colonists)
Term
This army was experienced in frontier fighting.
 Definition
Continental Army (Patriots/Colonists)
Term
What are the three main reasons why the colonies rebelled? (Be able to explain each.)
 Definition
Trouble Over Land, Trouble Over Trade, and Trouble Over Taxes.
Term
T or F:

Americans sold Loyalists' property for money.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Americans had many Englishmen sympathized with them and would not fight.
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True
Term
T or F:

Continental Army was mobile
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Washington was a strong unifying force for the Americans.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Immigrants joined forces with them.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Foreign officers helped the colonists.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Money was lent by foreign countries. (Americans)
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True
Term
T or F:

Colonists had no navy.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Colonists were divided, some were Loyalists.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Tories (Loyalists) worked against the colonists.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

State militias fought only in local battles.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Colonists could only ask for money. They could not tax.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

British King is determined to crush the rebels.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

British army is well trained and equipped.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Britain used Hessian mercenaries.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Britain had wealth, credit, and power to tax.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Britain had the world's best navy.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Britain had loyalists help.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

Some British were sympathetic to the Americans.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

British leaders were not the best.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

British didn't fight in guerrilla style.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

British had difficulty getting supplies from England.
 Definition
True
Term
T or F:

British were 3000 miles from "home"
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True
Term
Groups of colonial women who met to sew, support the boycotts, and discuss politics.
 Definition
Daughters of Liberty
Term
Stories and images designed to support a particular point of view
 Definition
propaganda
Term
Laws that placed duties on imported glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea
 Definition
Townshend Acts
Term
Special search warrants that allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods
 Definition
writs of assistance
Term
Boston merchant whose ship was seized by tax collectors on suspicion of smuggling
 Definition
John Hancock
Term
Killing of colonial citizens by British soldiers sent to Boston to enforce the Townshend Acts
 Definition
Boston Massacre
Term
Defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
 Definition
John Adams
Term
Person whose engraving of the Boston Massacre was distributed throughout New England
 Definition
Paul Revere
Term
Law allowing the British East India Company to sell its tea directly to the colonies
 Definition
Tea Act
Term
Event in which colonists disguised as Indians dumped British tea into Boston Harbor
 Definition
Boston Tea Party
Term
Four laws passed by Parliament as punishment for the Boston Tea Party
 Definition
Intolerable Acts
Term
Person who wrote essays, poems, and plays criticizing the British government
 Definition
Mercy Otis Warren
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