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History Unit 2 Guide
Unit 2 History Study Guide Revolutionary War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Enlightenment | Movement that emphasized use of reason |
| Great Awakening | A religious revival |
| Salutary Neglect | Unwritten policy that allowed the colonies to be left alone |
| Declaration of Independence | Document stating America is independent |
| Taxation | Government collecting money from citizens to pay taxes |
| Represesntation | Having someone speak on behalf of their state |
| Natural rights | Life, liberty, property, written by John Locke |
| Social Contract Theory | Acting to a moral code in public |
| Tyranny | Cruel and oppressively government |
| Revolution | Rebelling against something that is found unjust |
| French and Indian war | Caused by land claims, resulted in the banning of moving west past the Appalachians |
| Albany Plan of Union | Plan written by Ben Franklin |
| Proclamation of 1763 | A law that restricted moving west past the Appalachians |
| First Continental Congress | Sent a list of grievances to king George III. Met in response to intolerable acts |
| Quartering Act | Required colonies to house British soldiers |
| Tea Act | Government taxed tea to get money to repay debt from French and Indian war |
| Boston Tea Act | Colonists dressed as Indians raided British ships and threw tea overboard |
| Boycott | To refuse to buy or use goods as a protest |