Iroquois
This Indian group was supporters of the British and the strongest Indian confederation in America.
French and Indian War
a conflict between Britain and France for control of territory in North America, lasting from 1754 to 1763. Also called "The Seven Years' War.
Albany Plan of Union
plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 that aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other purposes; the plan was turned down by the colonies and Parliament.
Edward Braddock
a British general during the French and Indian War. He attempted to capture Fort Duquesne in 1755. He was defeated by the French and the Indians. At this battle, Braddock was mortally wounded.
William Pitt
British leader who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778), The Prime Minister of England during the French and Indian War. He increased the British troops and military supplies in the colonies, and this is why England won the war.
James Wolfe
the British general whose success in the Battle of Quebec won Canada for the British Empire. Even though the battle was only fifteen minutes, Wolfe was killed in the line of duty. This was a decisive battle in the French and Indian War.
Marquis de Montcalm
The leader of the French forces at Quebec who saw Quebec fall under smaller forces under the command of Gen. Wolfe. Marquis died during the Battle of Quebec.
Pontiac
famous chief of the Ottawa who organized many Indian tribes on the frontier and who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British.
Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalacian Mountains.
mercantilism
A European economic system that measured wealth by the gold a nation possessed.
Navigation and Trade Acts
Britian's policies that regulated trade between the colonies and Britain's foreign competitors.
writs of assistance
legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled
Sugar Act
law passed by the British Parliament setting taxes on molasses and sugar imported by the colonies
Stamp Act
A tax that the British Pariliament placed on newspapers and official documents sold in the American Colonies
Stamp Act Congress
group of colonists who protested the Stamp Act, saying that Parliament couldn't tax without colonist' consent. Met in 1765
King George III
King of England during the American Revolution
Townshend Act
a law by the British Parliament which required the colonists to pay a tax on products such as lead, glass, tea, paper and paints
Boston Massacre
1770 - British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists who were teasing and taunting them. Five colonists were killed. The colonists blamed the British and the Sons of Liberty and used this incident as an excuse to promote the Revolution.
Committee of Correspondence
colonial organization organized in 1770 to spread news of Great Britain's actions and acts throughout the colonies
Intolerable Acts
in response to Boston Tea Party, 4 acts passed in 1774, Port of Boston closed, reduced power of assemblies in colonies, permitted royal officers to be tried elsewhere, provided for quartering of troop's in barns and empty houses
Paul Revere
American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)
Lexington
town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought (1775)
Concord
the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
George Washington
A military leader from Virginia who lost Fort Necessity and later became a British aide.
duties
tax on imported goods
Fort Dusquesne
Original name of Fort Pitt (now the city of Pittsburgh) located at the head of the Ohio River.
Quebec
A key city in New France whose defeat brought an end to the French and Indian War in the colonies.
Samuel Adams
The most prominent leader of the colonial opposition. The Stamp Act Congress met at his urging.
Patrick Henry
a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799) "Give me liberty or give me death.