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Road to Revolution 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A line drawn at the Appalachian Mountains. Settlements west of the line were outlawed. | Proclamation Act of 1763 |
| Money that is owed | debt |
| a contribution to the state revenue | tax |
| A war fought in the Ohio River Valley over land. | French and Indian War |
| This president gained fame in during the French & Indian War | George Washington |
| This document brought an end to the Seven Years´ war | Treaty of Paris |
| This British policy ended in 1763 along with the end of the war. | Salutary Neglect |
| What were the results of the Treaty of Paris? | End to French power in North America England gains land |
| This French fort was built near present day Pittsburgh in 1754 | Fort Duquesne |
| a tax on paper products | stamp act |
| a tax on molasses | sugar act |
| a tax on paint, tea, glass, lead, paper | Townshend Acts |
| a law that required colonists to house and supply British soldiers | Quartering Act |
| a group of colonists who organized protests against the British | Sons of Liberty |
| No taxation without _______________ | Representation |
| a refusal to buy British goods | boycott |
| Someone who supported the British and wanted to remain under British Control | Loyalists |
| Someone who wanted independence from England | Patriot |
| In protest to the Tea Tax, colonists dressed as Indians dumped tea into the harbor | Boston Tea Party |
| England's Response to the Boston Tea Party - 4 laws designed to punish the colonists | Intolerable Acts |
| 1st Continental Congress decided these 3 things | 1. send a letter to King George, 2. continue the boycott until the Intolerable acts were lifted 3. establish a militia |
| an untrained civilian army | militia |
| the first battles of the American Revolution took place here | Lexington & Concord, Massachusetts |
| Redcoats planned a surprise attack to do what? | Take back cannons and gunpowder stolen by the Militia |
| Significance of the battles at Lexington and Concord? | 1. an untrained militia defeated a world superpower 2. the war had begun |