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AP US History Unit 1-B

The American Revolutionary War Era

AB
In 1692, what demonstrated the social clashes in the colony between the older farm communities & the newer "secular" class?Salem Witch Trials
Some of the British colonies were where residents controlled property-electing assemblies?proprietorships
One problem for the British was the rise in the independence of....colonial assemblies
Where popular opinion began to be expressed & some legislators realized the "power of the purse" could be a tool against the British.....colonial assemblies
When a strict control of political affairs in the colonies was not a priority.......Salutary Neglect
Between 1720-1740s a religious revival swept through the colonies called the.....First Great Awakening
Who was the most influential preacher of the Great Awakening?Jonathon Edwards
What did Jonathon Edwards write?Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
The First Great Awakening introduced a sense of .......social equality, it challenged the existing religious est., & a sense of social rebellion that would grow
The Great Awakening also reinforced the idea that.....questioning political authority was acceptable
War between the Fr. & Brit. that resulted in a Brit. victory?French & Indian War
During the Fr. & Indian War, who made up the opposing sides?Indians helped the Fr. & the Colonists helped the Brit.
What treaty ended the French & Indian War?Treaty of Paris
After the Fr. & Indian War, how were relations between the Brit. & colonists?tense: colonists resented the Eng. attitude & quartering of troops, & harsh punishments... the Brit. felt the colonists hadn't done enough
What was the 1st direct tax on the colonies?Stamp Act, which required a stamp on all printed material purchased in the colonies
What act insisted that colonial govts. provide food & accommodations for British troops?Quartering Act
One of the protest groups that formed in the colonies was the?Sons of Liberty in Boston.... Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Ben Franklin
What act placed taxes on goods produced in Britain & would use $ from these taxes to pay the salary of officials stationed in the colonies?Townshend Acts
Who said that "Taxation w/out representation is tyranny?"Samuel Adams
Adams passed around his opinions of tyranny in a letter called.....the Circular Letter
A March 5, 1770 confrontation between Brit. soldiers & the colonists.....5 people were killedBoston Massacre
Samuel Adams formed groups designed to share info on British activities...these groups were called?Committee of Correspondence
When a tea co. wanted to sell tea directly to the colonies to make more $, Parliament approved the act, called the.....Tea Act, which showed the Brit. could raise taxes at anytime
What occurred in response to the passage of the Tea Act?The Boston Tea Party
Immediately after the Boston Tea Party, the British passed the........ which closed Boston Harbor......Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts included the.......Quartering Act
As a result of the Intolerable Acts, delegates from every colony except GA met at the......Continental Congress in PA
What was an intellectual movement in the 1700s that emphasized science & reason?the Enlightenment
Who developed the laws of gravity & calculus?Sir Isaac Newton
Who wrote the Dec. of Ind., and he believed man had the natural rights of life, liberty, and property?Thomas Jefferson
Who was the newspaper editor that was imprisoned for his views on democracy?John Peter Zenger
What did the British pass that made it illegal to print paper money in the colonies?the Currency Act
What act made smuggling illegal?the Sugar Act
Who was the first person killed in the Revolutionary War?Crispus Attucks



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