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Unit 4 - Ch. 6
Pre-Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 the Crown | Albany Plan of Union |
| Dramatic British victory in which James Wolfe and his army attacked the city by surprise at night in 1759. was also a major turning point in the French and Indian War. | Battle of Quebec |
| British colonial policy of relaxed supervision of internal colonial affairs; colonists benefitted from this neglect becoming more independend & contributed significantly to the rise of American self government | salutary neglect |
| To give up or transfer lalnd, especially by treaty or formal agreement | cede |
| Conflict between the Native Americans and the British over settlement of Indian lands in the Ohio River Valley & Great lakes area after French & Indian War | Pontiac's Rebellion |
| treaty ending the French & Indian War; French had to give up all land in North America - most put under English control | Treaty of Paris - 1763 |
| law forbidding english colonists to settle west of the appalachian mountains in order to avoid more conflict with the natives | Proclamation of 1763 |
| King of England during the time leading up to and including the American Revolution | King George III |
| law requiring colonists to pay for the housing of British soldiers | Quartering Act |
| the money a government collects from taxes or other sources | revenue |
| A law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 requiring colonists to pay a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, and even playing cards. | Stamp Act |
| a leader of the American Revolution and outspoken member of House of Burgesses who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799); ; inspired colonial patriotism with "Give me liberty or give me death" speech | Patrick Henry |
| refuse to purchase certain products as a means of protest and persuasion | boycott |
| a group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies by keeping colonists informed of events and organize protests against British (boycotts, riots, articles); Samuel Adams was one of the leaders. | Sons of Liberty |
| occurred after Stamp Act repealed, asserted Parliament's authority over colonies | Declaratory Act |
| meeting of representatives from different colonies in New York to discuss Stamp Act. Sent a petition to Parliment to repeal act. | Stamp Act Congress |
| a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.; oppressive or unjust government | tyranny |
| a tax paid to the government that cannot be passed on. This is a tax where the person upon whom a tax is levied must pay the tax because it cannot be passed on to someone else. (E.g.: Income tax, sales tax, property tax) | direct tax |
| tax hidden in the price of goods or services such as the Sugar Act;, a tax paid by one person but then passed on to another | indirect tax |
| A free black man who was the first person killed in the Revolution at the Boston Massacre. | Crispus Attucks |
| laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea | Townshend Acts |
| generic legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled | Writs of Assistance |
| a leader of the Sons of Liberty and suggested the formation of the Committees of Correspondence; advocated colonial rights & credited with provoking the Boston Tea Party | Samuel Adams |
| a riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons. | Boston Massacre |
| Lawyer who defended British soldiers in the Boston Massacre trial. He believed in "innocent until proven guilty." In spite of these actions, he supported colonial independence. | John Adams |
| founded by Samuel Adams as a system of communication between patriot leaders in New England and throughout the colonies; organized opposition to British policies | Committees of Correspondence |
| The spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause; Example: Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre | propaganda |
| law granting the British East India Tea Company a monopoly on the sale of tea in the colonies; made smuggling tea difficult & lead to the Boston Tea Party | Tea Act |
| citizens of Boston (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor protesting the Tea Act | Boston Tea Party |
| force of armed citizens pledged to defend their community in colonial times; an emergency military force that is not part of the regular army | militia |
| companies of civilian soldiers in Massachusetts who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice | minutemen |
| British legislation that closed Boston Harbor, restricted town meetings, and required even private citizens to lodge British soldiers in order to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party | Intolerale Acts |
| The assembly of colonial delegates from every colony except Georgia that met in 1774 in Philadelphia to oppose the Intolerable Acts; agreed to boycott British products & encouraged colonies to begin training troops | First Continental Congress |
| American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming; member of the Sons of Liberty; made engraving of the Boston Massacre | Paul Revere |
| site of the first shots of the American Revolution | Lexington & Concord |
| a colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain and the king during the American Revolution | loyalist |
| A person who supported the colonists during the American Revolution | patriot |
| organized the continental Army, called on the colonies to send troops, selected George Washington to lead the army, and appointed the comittee to draft the Declaration of Independence | Second Continental Congress |
| the American Army during the American Revolution | Continental Army |
| This document was adopted on July 4, 1776. It established the 13 American colonies as independent states, free from rule by Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson wrote the majority of this document. | Declaration of Independence |
| a delegate from Virginia at the Second Continental Congress responsible for writing most of the Declaration of Independence. | Thomas Jefferson |
| a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that criticized monarchies and convinced many American colonists of the need to break away from Britain | Common Sense |
| American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence | Thomas Paine |
| cannot be separated from such as in "unalienable rights" - rights that cannot be taken away | unalienable |
| An offer of peace sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George lll; it was a last attempt to avoid war but was rejected by the King and Parliament | Olive Branch Petition |
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