French and Indian War
conflict between the French and English fought in North America. It resulted in the French being virtually kicked off the American continent and put England in debt.
Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin's plan to unite the colonies during the French & Indian War, illustrated in his famous political cartoon, "Join or Die
Treaty of Paris (1763
treaty that ended the French & Indian War, French
land in North America is divided between England and Spain
Proclamation of 1763
British law that prevented American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
tyranny
the unjust use of government power
Stamp Act
British law that taxed legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, etc. in the colonies (repealed in 1776)
repeal
to take back, or cancel, a law
boycott
to refuse to buy goods from a certain source
Townshend Acts (1767)
British laws that taxed goods such as glass, paint, paper, silk, and tea in the colonies
writs of assistance
legal documents that let British officials inspect a ship's cargo without giving a reason for the search
non-importation agreements
promise by colonists to stop importing goods taxed by the Townshend acts
Sons & Daughters of Liberty
groups of colonial men and women who joined together to protest the Stamp Act and protect colonial rights
committees of correspondence
groups of colonists who wrote letters and pamphlets to inform and unite colonists against British rule
Quatering Act (1765)
British law that required colonists to provide housing, candles, bedding, and food to british soldiers stationed in the colonies
Boston Massacre (1770)
shooting of 5 Bostonians by British soldiers on March 5, 1770
Tea Act (1773)
British law that gave the British East India Company complete control over the sale of tea in the colonies, including the right to tax tea
Boston Tea Party (1773)
protest in which Bostonians dressed as Native Americans dumped British tea into Boston Harbor
patriots
colonists who supported the American Revolution
loyalists
colonists who stayed loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution
Intolerable Acts (1774)
British laws passed to punish the colonists for the boston Tea party (closed Boston Harbor, banned town meetings, etc.)
militia
army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency
minutemen
volunteers who trained to fight the British in 1775
First Continental Congress (1774)
meetings of delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia in september of 1774 to discuss the situation with the British
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!
Samuel Adams
American Revolutionary leader and patriot, Founder of the Sons of Liberty and one of the most vocal patriots for independence; agitator and an organizer who helped start the American revolution
No taxation without representation
Colonists did not want to be taxed if they did not have a representative in Britain's Parliament. (sugar act, stamp act)
Paul Revere
American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)
Propaganda
spreading ideas to promote an objective (true or false)
John Adams
delegate to the first continental congress/helped lead the revolution
Thomas Paine
American Revolutionary leader and wrote the famous pamphlet "common Sense" (encouraged people to fight for independence) (born in England) who supported the American colonists fight for independence
Battles of Lexington and Concord
1775 conflicts between Massachusetts colonists and British soldiers that started the Revolutionary War