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Amer.Revolut:Causes
American Revolution-Causes (8.15-8.19)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mercantilism | raw materials from colonies used to produce finished goods by home country |
| The Proclamation of 1763 | law to stop colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mts. |
| Sugar Act | lowered tax on molasses in an effort to stop colonial smuggling |
| Quartering Act | law that forced colonists to house British soldiers and pay for their supplies |
| Stamp Act | tax on printed materials; affected most colonists in the cities |
| Declaratory Act | stated Parliament had the right to make laws for the British colonies |
| Boston Massacre | British soldiers shot colonists in self-defense |
| Boston Tea Party | extreme protest of the Tea Act carried out by the Boston Sons of Liberty; resulted in the Intolerable Acts |
| Intolerable Acts | laws meant to punish Boston for the Tea Party inc. closing port of Boston and banning town meetings |
| Patrick Henry | Virginia member of House of Burgesses; stated "If this be treason, make the most of it." |
| Benjamin Franklin | political leader from Philadelphia, PA; encouraged colonies to unite |
| John Adams | lawyer who defended the soldiers in the Boston Massacre |
| Sam Adams | started the Sons of Liberty in Boston |
| John Hancock | member of Sons of Liberty and signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| Thomas Jefferson | political leader from Virginia who wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Sons of Liberty | organized protests against colonial tax laws passed by Parliament that were sometimes violent |
| Thomas Paine | wrote "Common Sense" |
| Common Sense | popular pamphlet that persuaded colonists to support independence from Britain |
| Battle at Lexington | British soldiers passed through on their way to Concord; believed Hancock and Sam Adams were hiding there |
| Battle at Concord | British soldiers destroyed colonial arsenal of weapons |
| Capture of Ft. TIconderoga | British fort that was surrendered; colonists gained cannons |
| Battle at Bunker Hill | British won after Americans ran out of ammo and had to retreat |
| George Washington | chosen to lead the Continental army |
| propaganda | a distortion of the truth designed to influence an opinion |
| Crispus Attucks | runaway slave that died at the Boston Massacre |
| smuggling | illegally import goods to avoid paying the tax |
| writs of assistance | legal document allowed customs officials to search for smuggled goods |
| writs of assistance | colonists felt this violated their right to be secure in their own homes |
| effigies | rag figures representing tax collectors that were burned by protestors |
| Patrick Henry | "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech inspired VA to support revolution |
| Daughters of Liberty | boycotted goods previously imported from Britain; started making their own cloth and other products |
| Sugar Act | lower tax on molasses; meant to discourage smuggling |
| boycott | refuse to buy goods |
| repeal | take away a law |
| Patriots | colonists who were in favor of independence from Britain |
| Loyalists | colonists who wanted to remain British |
| Battle at Bunker Hill | showed Britain that the colonists were going to be hard to defeat |
| Continental Congress | delegates from the colonies who worked together to challenge British control |
| George III | British King who reigned during the American Revolution |
| Parliament | made laws for the British empire |
| Olive Branch Petition | 1st Continental Congress asked King George & Parliament for peace |
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