Social Studies 7th grade - Chapter 5 - The Road to Revolution
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Hurons
Had friendly relations with the french and often served as negotiators between french traders and other native americans
Joseph Brant
A mowhawk leader, also a valuable ally to the English
William Pitt
British Secretary of State during the French and Indian War. Brought the British army under control and started drafting colonists which led to riots
French and Indian War
The war between the British and the French
James Wolfe
The English Commander at Quebec
Marquis de Montcalm
The French Commander at Quebec
Treaty of Paris
the document that ended the French and Indian War
Petition
form of written protest
Boycott
form of protest where a group of people refuse to buy certain goods or services
Writs of Assistance
legal document that gave British officials the right to check a ships cargo without giving a reason
Committee of Correspondence
a group of people in the colonies who exchanged letters on colonial affairs
Proclamation of 1763
the name of the order made to stop colonists from settling west of the Appalachin Mountains
Stamp Act
the tax on legal documents
Townshend Acts
a series of laws passed by parliament in 1767 that suspended New York's assembly
Sons of Liberty
staged mock of hangings of British officials to try to convince them not to collect taxes
Daughters of Liberty
Encouraged womean to spin and weave their own clothes
Patrick Henry
Great public speaker who rallied support for protestors
Miltia
a volunteer army during an emergency
Minutemen
militia groups who would be ready to fight for their colony at only a minutes notice
Tea Act
law that allowed only one company to sell tea to the colonists
Intolerable Acts
new laws dictated by Britian to punish the colonists for the Boston tea party
In the 1700's which countries were fighting for power in North America?
France claimed a vast area that stretched from the St. Lawrence river westward to the great lakes and southward to the Gulf of Mexico
How did France try to protect its claims in North America?
they were trappers, traders and good at farming
Repeal
to cancel or undo
Nonimportation Agreements
Colonists promised to stop importing goods by the townshend acts
How did the sugar act try to raise money?
by taxing molasses
Why did colonists object so much to the Stamp Act?
the colonists did not have their own elected representatives in parliament. No taxation without representation
How did the Intolerable Acts affect the port of Boston?
The port of Boston was Closed so that no ships could enter or leave the harbor. The harbor would stay closed until the colonists would pay for the tea. The people of Boston faced hunger and food shortages.
Give two reasons why the British insisted on taxing the colonies
1. Britian needed to pay off its war debt from the French and Indian war. 2. Britian thought the colonists should help pay this debt cause colonists benefited the most from the war.
What role did Native Americans play as France and Britian struggled for power in North America
Native Americans tried to remain neutral, feeling that both countries were trying to take away their lands& way of life.Many sided with the French b/c they had a strong trading partnership w/them.The Brits ignored them & their rghts & cleared land 4 crps
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