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8th Ringcard 27-50
Ringcard Vocab 27-50
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Colonial Unity | education, political ideas, religion, economy, publishing |
| salutary neglect | hands off policy of England toward colonies |
| Zenger Trial | court ruling dealing with freedom of speech |
| French and Indian War | France and Natives ally against English in fight over Northeast North America |
| Albany Plan of Union | first formal proposal to unite colonies |
| Battle of Quebec | turning point of French and Indian War |
| Treaty of Paris (1763) | gave England all land east of Mississippi River |
| Pontiac's Rebellion | Native American response to British forts |
| Proclamation of 1763 | English proclaimed colonist could no longer settle west of App Mount |
| Quartering Act | forced to house British troops |
| Stamp Act | stamp on all legal documents |
| Patrick Henry | rebellious patriot "Give me liberty or give me death" |
| Sons of Liberty | secret group that rebelled against British law |
| Crispus Attucks | African American died at Boston Massacre |
| Townshend Acts | tax on all items not yet taxed |
| committee of correspondence | group that met to send letters across colonies |
| Intolerable Acts | Coercive Acts- in response to Boston Tea Party; viewed intolerable |
| 1st Continental Congress | all colonies met except Georgia; ban trade w/ Brit. & train troops |
| 2nd Continental Congress | form colony (Continental army) |
| loyalist | colonist wanting to remain loyal to Britain |
| patriot | Colonist wanting to remain fight Britain for freedom |
| Lexington and Concord | 1st battles of Rev. War |
| Declaration of Independence | colonist declared independence from Britain 1776 |
| Olive Branch Petition | last attempt at peace - king rejected |