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US History - Unit 1
Unit 1 vocabulary list
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| French and Indian War | War between Britain and France from 1756-1763. |
| Declaration of Independence | US document that stated the reasons why colonists should be free from British rule |
| Jamestown | First permanent English Colony set up to gain a profit of its investors. |
| US Constitution | Became the official law of the US after the Bill of Rights was added |
| Sons of liberty | Colonial group that led protests against British taxes. |
| Quartering Act | Law that required colonial citizens to house British soldiers. |
| George Washington | Commanding General of Colonial Army during the Revolution. |
| John Adams | He defended the British Soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre. |
| Thomas Jefferson | He was the main author of Declaration of Independence. |
| Intolerable Acts | Laws passed by Britain as punishment for the Boston Tea party. |
| Loyalists | A Colonial person that did not want Independence from Britain. |
| Militia | Part time, inexperienced soldiers during the Revolution. |
| Common Sense | Popular pamphlet that listed reasons why the Colonists should want Independence from Britain. |
| Thomas Paine | Author of "Common Sense". |
| Guerilla Warfare | Method of non-traditional fighting the colonists learned during the French and Indian War. |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Peace Treaty that ended the American Revolution |
| Daniel Shays | His rebellion proved the US needed a stronger central government |
| Patrick Henry | Virginia lawmaker famous for "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" speech - rallied colonists to raise army against British |
| Bias | Prejudice in favor of one thing / person / group over another (usually in a way that is unfair) |
| Articles of Confederation | US document that created a weak US Central Government. |
| Baron Von Steuben | Prussian military officer that trained US troops at Valley Forge |
| Patrick Henry | Famous for his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech |
| Lexington and Conord | Location where the American Revolution started |
| Saratoga | Battle known as the turning point of the Revolution |
| Valley Forge | Where Colonial army proved its determination to keep fighting and not give up |
| Yorktown | Last major Battle of the American Revolution |
| Plymouth | British colony founded for religious freedom |
| Primary sources | Journals, letters, autobiographies, and artifacts are examples |
| British taxes | they were needed because the British government did not have money to pay its debts |
| Climate and Geography | Major factors that determined the economy of the individual 13 Colonies |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Banned new settlement west of the Appalachian mountains |
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