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APUSH ch. 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Age of Revolution | 1775-1848 American, French, Hatian, Greek Revolutions Revolt of slaves in Latin America British lost 13 Colonies |
| King George III | King of Britain and Ireland Britain defeated France in 7 Years War under his reign Lost 13 Colonies in Revolutionary War Mentally Ill |
| Virtual Representation | Persons who are unable to vote are represented by legal voters |
| Stamp act of 1756 | Required colonists to pay tax on printed resources Documents not legal until stamped Cause of Boston Tea Party |
| Wool Act | Attempt to heighten taxes and increase control over trade and production in the colonies Forbid export of wool out of colonies |
| Molasses Act | Imposed tax of 6 pence per gallon on molasses imports from non-english colonies |
| "No Taxation Without Representation" | Slogan by colonists which was cause of American Revolution |
| Stamp Act Congress | Congressmen worked together for the first time from all different states to devise a protest against the stamp act |
| Committees of Correspondence | Colonies' first act of working together to maintain communication and work against Great Britain |
| Sons of Liberty | Large group of workers against the Stamp Act Masterminds of Boston Tea Party Burned custom house where stamps were kept Samuel Adams and Paul Revere |
| Declatory Act 1776 | Parliament repealed Stamp act and passed this act which reaffirmed their right to "bind" the colonies |
| The Regulators | Settlers in Carolinas made themselves regulators because there was no government |
| Daughters of Liberty | Female patriots that protested treatment by the British Colonies and boycott of British goods |
| Boston Massacre | Fight in the town center where colonists threw snowballs, sticks, and stones at British soldiers Many wounded and killed |
| Boston Tea Party | Protest against taxation Sons of liberty threw 342 chests of tea overboard from British ships Resulted in Coercive Acts andpushed two sides closer to war |
| Intolerable Acts 1774 | The Intolerable Acts was a name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party intended to punish the colonists of Massachusetts for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbor. |
| Quebec Act | Passed by parliament of Great Britain Design to extend boundaries of Quebec and grant religious freedom to catholic canadians |
| Continental Congress | Delegates from each of the 13 colonies who became the governing central of the U.S. during the revolution |
| Second Continental Congress | Delegates that met after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun |
| Thomas Paine | Political philosopher that shaped many new ideas during the Revolution |
| Common Sense | Written by Thomas Paine First writing to advocate for American independence |
| Thomas Jefferson | American Founding Father Principal author of Declaration of Independence Third president of U.S. |
| Declaration of Independence | States government exists for benefit of the people and that all men are created equal Granted independence from Britain and King George Stated grievances |
| American Exceptionalism | A new free nation full of liberty with democratic ideals |
| British Advantages during Revolution | Best military in the world Well trained and equipped soldiers Had a lot of funding Most indians sided with Britain |
| American Advantages during Revolution | War was fought in their country Alliance with the French Better rifles |
| George Washington | First president of U.S. Commander in chief of Revolutionary War Founding Father |
| Lord Dunmore | Governor of New York America's "first villain" Lacked diplomatic skills (gunpowder incident) |
| Key Battles of Revolutionary War | Lexington and Concord Battle of Bunker Hill Battle of Cowpens Battle of Monmouth Battle of Saratoga |
| The French Alliance | Stated that if war broke out between France and Great Britain, France and America would fight together |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Ended Revolutionary War Recognized American independence |
| John Dickinson's "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania" | United colonists against the Townshend Acts Argued taxes from parliament that were an effort to bring in revenue rather than regulate trade were unconstitutional |
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