American Revolution (Chapter 5) Flashcards
The Road to Revolution: Chapter 5 Test Cards
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| 485632852 | Who was the leader of the Ottawa Nation? | Pontiac | |
| 485632853 | Were committees of Loyalists set up around the colonies to warn people of the of British activities? | No | |
| 485632854 | What did the Quatering act state? | It said that people had to house British troops and feed them and give them supplies | |
| 485632855 | What was the start of the French and American War? | British settlers pushed West into the French and Native American land | |
| 485632856 | What happened at the beginning of the French and Indian War? | The British suffered several defeats | |
| 485632857 | What was the tide turning in favor of Britain? | That Braddock proved himself as a good leader | |
| 485632858 | What was the key to defeating the French? | The British attacking Quebec | |
| 485632859 | What was Pontiac's War? | Pontiac formed an alliance with the Native Americans and gathered troops to the British attack | |
| 485632860 | After the French and Indian War, how did the colonists feel? | They felt like they were separate from Britain | |
| 485632861 | Why did the colonists resent the Stamp Act? | They did not think that Britain should tax them | |
| 485632862 | What did the Committee of Correspondence do? | They let the people know about British defeats | |
| 485663028 | What was the East India Company? | It was an important British Company that sold tea | |
| 485663029 | What was the shot heard around the world? | It was the first shot of the American Revolution | |
| 485663030 | Why did enslaved Africans side with Britain? | They hoped to win their freedom | |
| 485663031 | Why did the French withdraw from Quebec? | Because they were too weakened to fight | |
| 485663032 | What was the Proclamation of 1763? | It stated that colonists could not settles west of the Appalachians and that the French and Native Americans could not settle east of the Mississippi | |
| 485663033 | What did the Stamp Act say? | It required that colonists buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities | |
| 485663034 | What was the Tea Act? | It was intended to help the East India Company | |
| 485663035 | Who shot the first shot of the American Revolution? | No one knows | |
| 485663036 | What was George Washington chosen as commander for? | The Second Continental Congress | |
| 485663037 | What was the first step in preparation for the war for colonists? | Forming an army | |
| 485706685 | What is the 1767 Townshend Act? | It set up a system to enforce the new important duties | |
| 485706686 | What did the Albany Congress hope to do? | Form an alliance with the Iroquois | |
| 485706687 | How did Britain clench victory? | By capturing Quebec | |
| 485706688 | What did some Loyalists think would happen if they went to war with Britain? | That they would loose their property | |
| 485706689 | Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill? | The British | |
| 485706690 | What was the Tea Act intended to do? | Help the East India Company | |
| 485706691 | What did the Intolerable Act do? | It cut town meetings in the colonies | |
| 485706692 | Where was the first shot of the American Revolution? | In Lexington | |
| 485706693 | Who did the Patriots disguise as during the Boston Tea Party? | Native Americans |