Revolution- AP US History Flashcards

5097056865	Virtual or Actual? British argued that all Parliament members represented all British citizens	Virtual	0
5097060795	Virtual or Actual? Americans thought that they should be able to elect their own representatives	Actual	1
5097066560	Which act required Americans to house British soldiers?	Quartering Act	2
5097072151	Which acts were passed after Boston Tea Party to punish colonists, specifically Massachusetts?	Intolerable/Coercive Acts	3
5097080879	Which act required stamps on all printed documents; 1st to anger colonists?	Stamp Act	4
5097085575	Which act asserted that Parliament could make any laws at any time?	Declaratory Act	5
5097089941	Which act was a tax on sugar that endangered New England's merchants' revenue?	Sugar Act	6
5097096028	What law restricted colonial settlements to Appalachian Mountains?	Proclamation of 1763	7
5097116178	What was the tax on tea; caused major outrage?	Tea Act	8
5097119880	25-30% of population; wealthy nobles; saw benefit of unity with Great Britain	Loyalists/Tories	9
5097122535	30% of population; formed Sons of Liberty; fought in Continental Army; wanted independence	Patriots/Whigs	10
5097126316	Majority of population; didn't care about outcome; wanted to be left alone	Neutrals	11
5097130117	Group created to challenge Stamp Act; organized Boston Tea Party	Sons of Liberty	12
5097133383	Organization created to voice concerns about Stamp Act	Stamp Act Congress	13
5097137655	Group that wrote letters to complain about King George III	Committees of Correspondence	14
5097148020	Group that organized boycotts; homespun movement	Daughters of Liberty	15
5097153754	Who led the U.S. Continental Army?	George Washington	16
5097157983	Who wrote Common Sense?	Thomas Paine	17
5097161088	Who formed the Sons of Liberty?	Samuel Adams	18
5097167814	Who negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France?	Benjamin Franklin	19
5097172443	Who believed in natural rights?	John Locke	20
5097177324	Who were the German mercenaries hired by Great Britain?	Hessians	21
5097182218	Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?	Thomas Jefferson	22
5097185416	Who said "Give me liberty or give me death"?	Patrick Henry	23
5097189121	What was another name for the Militia?	Minutemen	24
5097202362	What event caused British and Americans to become aware of underlying differences and illustrated that "social revolution" had already occurred?	French and Indian War	25
5097208826	What event was the 1st major example of violence between Americans and British troops and occurred on March 1770?	Boston Massacre	26
5097217537	What event was staged by Sons of Liberty where they threw tea into Boston Harbor that led to Intolerable Acts on December 1773?	Boston Tea Party	27
5097226775	What was the event where 12 of 13 colonies (not Georgia) met in Philadelphia as the 1st time colonies acted together?	1st Continental Congress	28
5097232850	What was the event that triggered Revolution and was known as the "shot heard round the world"?	Battle of Lexington/Concord	29
5097242861	What ran the country during war that issued Olive Branch Petition and Declaration of Independence and appointed George Washington as head of Continental Army?	2nd Continental Congress	30
5097247526	What battle was the turning point of the war and caused France to sign treaty of alliance?	Battle of Saratoga	31
5097261786	What was the last major battle of the war where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington?	Battle of Yorktown	32
5097265405	What was the treaty that ended the Revolution in 1783?	Peace of Paris	33
5097273189	What document was written by Thomas Paine and caused many common Americans to become angry and rebel against British?	Common Sense	34
5097277085	What document was a final effort at reconciliation between colonists and Great Britain?	Olive Branch Petition	35
5097283928	What document was written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1776 that declared colonies independent of Great Britain?	Deceleration of Independence	36
5097293009	What role did African Slaves play during the Revolution?	They were offered freedom by both sides if the fought. However, they fought mainly on side of colonists in North.	37
5097298945	What role did Native Americans play during the Revolution?	They remained neutral but lost lands because of new ordinances.	38
5097312012	What role did Women play during the Revolution?	They organized boycotts, formed Daughters of Liberty, and the ideal of Republican Motherhood was established.	39
5097317590	What colonial effort at unity in 1754 showed how divided they were when it ended in failure?	Albany Plan	40
5097321757	Why did British create the Proclamation of 1763?	There was conflict with Native Americans	41
5097328956	What 2 territories in North America did the French lose as a result of the French and Indian War?	Canada and land west of the Appalachian Mountains	42
5097333514	What was the overall effect of the French and Indian War on the British?	It made British clamp down control over Americans and because British needed revenue to pay off debts it led to new taxes.	43
5097342260	What was the overall effect of the French and Indian War on the Americans?	They realized that they didn't need British as much anymore (didn't need their protection)	44
5097350509	How did most Americans respond to the Stamp Act?	They boycotted British goods and created the Stamp Act Congress	45
5097361005	Which colony didn't come to the 1st Continental Congress?	Georgia	46
5097366259	During which time period, considered an age of science and thought, did Locke write?	The Enlightenment	47
5097370869	What is the term which describes the agreement between the government and the people to support each other?	The Social Contract	48
5097374127	What are the "terms" of the social contract for the people?	To obey the government	49
5097380243	What are the "terms" of the social contract for the government?	To protect the people's rights	50
5097385557	What are Locke's 3 natural rights?	Life, Liberty, and Property	51
5097392963	According to Locke, from where did the government get its power?	The people	52
5097398066	When do the people have the right to overthrow the government?	When the government becomes a threat to their rights	53
5097400892	What are Jefferson's "inalienable rights"?	Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness	54
5097406829	What advantages did Great Britain have?	They had a strong army and navy	55
5097409788	What advantages did the U.S. have?	- home turf advantage (defensive war) - allies with France - support of the people - strong military leadership knowledge of geography -shorter supply lines.	56
5097429015	What was the key to victory at Yorktown?	The French Fleet	57
5097432363	What was Western border of U.S. in 1783 (after war)?	The Mississippi River	58
5097436738	How did colonists treat natives after the war?	They took their land through the Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance	59