History 1001 Study Guide Exam Date: February 22 Matching and chronology ( 40-50 points) Matching: You will have to match terms to the provided definition. All the terms will come from the term sheet posted on Moodle and covered in class. The definitions are generally very short and concise. You will probably have between 10-15 of these to identify. Ex: Battle of Gettysburg would match up with US Civil War Battle of July 1863 Chronological section: You will be given a list of empires‚ kings
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American Revolution (1775-1783) Causes High and unfair taxes contributed to frustrations of the American people. The stamp act(1765) and taxing on tea caused uproar The middle class was upset with unfair political practices The Boston Massacre on March 5‚ 1770 (5 dead civilians) Results The American people have established their independence from the British George Washington was named first American President Events “The shot heard around the world”(April 19
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Wars are very expensive. They are expensive due to the cost of funding the mass quantities of weapons‚ armor‚ labor‚ innovations and time. An example I am going to use is the Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary War was finically expensive. The Revolutionary War was expensive for both sides. The British had to fund the building of many ships to get overseas‚ weapons to all their soldiers and their uniforms. To help the British recover from past wars‚ they raised taxes for America. Britain charged
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In 1763‚ Britain won the French and Indian War. Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris‚ Britain gained the French territories in Canada. However‚ the war left Britain with enormous amounts of debt. Because these high repercussions‚ Britain needed to raise taxes to keep its economy well-balanced. Britons believed it was only right for the colonists to deal with higher taxes as well‚ for they were benefiting from the effects of the French and Indian War. In 1764‚ the British Parliament passed the Sugar
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Two of the greatest revolutions in history were the‚ American Revolution and the French Revolution. The American Revolution was a big turning point in American History‚ and the French Revolution was a major event that impacted the history of the world. The American Revolution was the struggle to get liberty and independence from Great Britain. The French Revolution was fought to overthrow the oppressive government‚ they wanted justice and to be treated equally. Both revolutions have many similarities
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People sometimes wonder if America should have stayed with Great Britain. They say it would have gotten good profits‚ but I am going to explain why the colonist were justified in fighting and breaking away from Great Britain. The French and Indian war happened in 1750. After the war‚ British were in debt and placed taxes on colonist. The colonist were shocked and angry that they were being taxed. Waging war and breaking away Britain was justified for the colonist. The colonist were justified in fighting
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Causes of the American Revolution The American Revolution was caused by the colonists disagreeing with the British. The things that the british and colonists disagreed on were the Proclamation of 1763. One of the many things that the colonists thought needs changed is how the colonies approach war‚ which is why the political cartoon of a snake was made. The stamp act taxed most goods in the colonies. The Quartering Act angered colonists‚ and strengthened distrust between the colonists and the british
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The British parliament came up with multiple acts to attempt to strengthen control over the colonies. This eventually led to the colonies revolting and gaining freedom from the British power. The first act that parliament enforced was known as the Sugar Act. The Sugar Act cut the taxes of molasses and multiple other products. This tax on molasses affected the New England colonies because they would distill the molasses to make rum. This distilling process was bringing in good amounts of money
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This primary source is a letter from George Washington to his wife’s uncle‚ Francis Dandridge. It is a very interesting piece due to the fact that Dandridge did not approve of his niece’s marriage to Washington; Washington notes that he‚ nor his wife had received any word from Dandridge in months due to his disapproval of Washington. Furthermore‚ he decides to use this letter as an opportunity to note some grievances he has over the Stamp Act. He makes a special note about the Stamp Act stating‚
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Minutemen and Battle of Lexington and Concord (April‚ 19‚ 1775) Revolution Begins: I have only heard of General Gage twice. We heard he was in Massachusetts as a Commander of British Northern Soldiers. The Tea Party Act‚ and the Suspension of Boston trade‚ was a huge setback to majority of the people who lived and depend on it especially our neighborhood. I walked to the city streets everyday and it was deserted‚ since there have been British troops been hostile to colonialists and subsequent killings
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