Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 6 Vocabulary
US History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| King George 3rd | the British monarch who wanted to enforce the proclamation and keep peace with Britain's Native American allies |
| Quartering Act | a law passed by Parliament in 1765 that required the colonies to house and supply British soldiers |
| revenue | income a government collects to cover expenses |
| Sugar Act | a law passed by Parliament in 1764 that placed tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies; also called for harsh punishment of smugglers |
| Stamp Act | a law passed by Parliament in 1765 that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been paid |
| Patrick Henry | was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, called for resistance to the Stamp Act |
| boycott | a refusal to buy certain goods |
| Sons of Liberty | a group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution |
| Crispus Attucks | was a man born in 1723 who was not treated equally and was also apart of the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770, where he lost his life fighting for freedom |
| Townshend Acts | a series of laws passed by Parliament in 1767 that suspended New York's assembly and established taxes on goods brought into the British colonies |
| writs of assistance | a search warrant that allowed British officers to enter colonial homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods |
| Samuel Adams | leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty |
| Boston Massacre | a clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1773 to protest to Tea Act |
| John Adams | was a lawyer and cousin of Samuel Adams who defended the redcoats in court |
| committee of correspondence | a group of people in the colonies who exchanged letters on colonial affairs |
| Boston Tea Party | the dumping of 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the Tea Act |
| militia | a force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community during the American Revolution; an emergency military force that is not part of the regular army |
| Minutemen | a member of the colonial militia who was trained to respond "at a minute's warning" |
| Intolerable Acts | a series of laws enacted by Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party |
| First Continental Congress | a meeting of delegates in 1774 from all the colonies except Georgia to uphold colonial rights |
| Paul Revere | a Boston silversmith who was charged with spreading the news about British troop movements; galloped with William Dawes on their "midnight ride" |
| Lexington and Concord | sites in Massachusetts of the first battles of the American Revolution |
| Loyalist | an American colonist who supported the British in the American Revolution |
| Patriot | an American colonist who sided with the rebels in the American Revolution |
| Ethan Allen | leader of backwoodsmen known as the Green Mountain Boys |
| artillery | a cannon or a large gun |
| Second Continental Congress | a governed body whose delegates agreed, in May 1775, to from the Continental Army and to approve the Declaration of Independence |
| Continental Army | a colonial force authorized by the Second Continental Congress in 1775, with George Washington as its commanding general |
| Benedict Arnold | he was an officer who played a role in the victory at Fort Ticonderoga |
| Declaration of Independence | the document, written in 1776, in which the colonies declared independence from Britain |
| Thomas Jefferson | part of a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence; he was chosen to draft the Declaration |
Created by:
s0205202
Popular U.S. History sets