Question | Answer |
How many colonies did britain have in America in 1776 | 13
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What is Constitutional Monarchy | King shared power with parliament
| What is the divine right of Kings | Kings picked by God to rule
| What were the Navigation Acts | America only allowed sell tobacco to Britain and buy sugar from west indies
| What was the Enlightenment | Questioning of traditional ideals
| What act made Americans pay cost of keeping British soldiers | Quartering act
| What act put a tax on all legal documents | Stamp Act
| Explain "No taxation without representation" | no tax paid until they have real say in parliament
| What was the event called when British soldiers fired on americans | Boston Massacre
| What was Boston Tea Party | Sons of liberty dumped tea into boston harbour
| Where were the first shots fired in American revolution | Lexington and concord
| Who became leader of Continental army at 2nd Continental Congress | Washington
| Why did America win revolution | Guerilla tactics, French help.
| who were the "lobsterbacks" | british army
| Who invented Seed drill | Jethro Tull
| What did Cyrus Mccormick invent | Mechanical reaper.
| What was Enclosure | fencing off of fields
| Explain Selective breeding | choosing best animals to breed for better wool,milk,meat.
| Who invented Flying shuttle | John Kay
| Who invented the Spinning Jenny | James Hargreaves
| What did Richard Arkwright invent | Water frame
| What did Samuel Crompton invent | Mule
| Who invented the Davy lamp | Humphrey Davy
| Who invented puddling and rolling | Henry Cort
| What did James Watt invent | Rotary steam engine.
| What are Turnpike trusts | organisations set up to improve roads
| What two problems faced people in industrial towns | Overcrowding and disease
| Name two jobs in textile factories | Piercers and scavengers
| Name three jobs in mines | Hewers, Hurriers, trappers
| What did the Luddites do | Break up machines
| What are cottiers | Labourers
| Explain black '47 | worst year of famine 1847 |