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Unit two Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Jonathan Edwards | A preacher during the first great awakening, had the famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" |
George Whitefeild | A preacher during the first great awakening, famous for preaching at large gatherings that were very emotional |
First great awakening | christian revival in the early 1700's that united the colonies and led to more churches |
Denomination | a church organization like a baptist or methodist church |
Benjamin Franklin | American writer, printer, inventor that proposed the albany plan of union |
Navigation Acts | A series of laws passed by england to ensure that colonists only traded with england |
Mercantilism | economic system which england made money off the American colonies |
salutary neglect | England's unofficial policy of not enforcing laws in north america |
parliament | the legislature, or law making body, of great britain |
French and indian war | war that was caused by rivalry between england and france between the ohio river valley |
seven years war | war between england and france in europe as part of the french and indian war |
ohio river valley | region west of the appalachian mountains; england and france's rivalry here led to to french and indian war |
fort loudoun | fort in south carolina in which the cherokee massacred a group of english soldiers that surrendered to them in the french and indian war |
albany plan of union | proposal by Benjamin Franklin to unite the colonies against the French and Native Americans |
"Join or Die" Cartoon | drawing made by Benjamin Franklin of a snake cut into pieces; each part represented a colony |
Battle of Quebec | last major battle during the French and Indian War in which the British defeated the french; took place on the plains of abraham |
Treaty of paris 1763 | treaty that ended the french and indian war, stated french lost all of its land in north america |
pontiac's rebellion | native american uprising around the great lakes region as a result of americans moving west |
proclamation of 1763 | english law passed because of pontiac's rebellion |
proclamation of 1763 | law issued by king george 111 that forbade americans moving west of the appalachian mountains |
sugar act | law passed to tax molasses in the colonies and stop smuggling |
quartering act | law passed by parliament that required american colonists to house and feed british soldiers |
stamp act | law passes by parliament in 1765 that taxed all paper documents in the american colonies; sparked a wave of outrage because colonists had no representation in england |
declaratory act | law passed by parliament after they repealed the stamp act, stated that they had the right to tax the colonists whenever they wanted |
boycott | refusal to buy a good or service to bring about a change of policy |
townshend acts | a series of taxes placed on imported goods like lead ,paper, paint, glass, and tea; passed in 1767 |
writs of assistance | search warrants issued by redcoats to seize smuggled goods |
john adams | boston lawyer that defended the redcoats involved in the boston massacre |
paul revere | boston silversmith that made the an engraving of the boston massacre |
crispus attucks | african american sailor and patriot that was killed during the boston massacre |
propaganda | a piece of media that tells a half truth to influence people |
boston massacre | occured in boston in 1770 when a mob of colonist harassed a group of redcoats wh then fired into the crowd killing five americans |
tea act | law passed in 1773 to give the british east india company a monopoly on all tea sells in the colonies |
monopoly | total control by a single business over a product or industry |
boston tea party | organized protest by the sons of liberty in which they destroyed tea in the boston harbor because of the tea act |
sons of liberty | group of american colonists that were formed to protest unfair taxes passed by england |
samuel adams | leader of the sons of liberty; organized protests and the boston tea party |
committees of corresponce | a group of colonists that wrote letters to communicate with the rest of the colonies |
john hancock | wealthy smuggler from boston that helped organize and lead the sons of liberty |
impose | to force upon a group or person |
intolerable acts | also called the coercive acts; series of laws passed by the great britain to punish for the boston tea party; violated many of their freedoms |