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Unit 3: American Ind
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| French and Indian War (Seven Years' War) | -1754 to 1763 -caused by English encroachment onto French lands -most Natives sided with the French -Great Britain wins, France is removed from North America |
| diplomatic | the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations. |
| economy | the wealth and resources of a country or region |
| mercantilism | GB=Mother Country-economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy |
| salutary neglect (1688-1763) | An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies |
| Zenger Trial | Established the principle that truthful statements about public officials could not be prosecuted as libel. |
| Albany of Plan of Union | proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create one government for the 13 colonies |
| Proclamation of 1763 | law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Quartering Act | Law that required colonists to feed and shelter British troops |
| Stamp Act | 1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc. |
| boycott | A refusal to buy or use goods and services. |
| Tea Act | A British tax on tea (Colonists most popular drink) resulting in the Boston Tea Party (protest). |
| Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) | 4 British Acts meant to punish Massachusetts for the destruction of 3 shiploads of tea. Acts led to open rebellion in the northern colonies. |
| Boston Massacre | British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans |
| Patriot | American colonist who favored American independence |
| loyalist | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Lexington and Concord | the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775) |
| enlightenment | a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly |
| Common Sense | A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation |
| Continental Congress | A meeting of representatives of the British colonies |
| Declaration of Independence | Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state. |
| Iroquois | a confederacy of 5 tribes originally inhabiting the northern part of New York state |
| guerilla warfare | fighting in which soldiers use hit-and-run attacks against the enemy |
| Battle of Saratoga | Turning point of the American Revolution. Convinced the French to give the U.S. military support. |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Treaty Between England and the Colonies , formally ended the American Revolutionary War |
| Committee of Correspondence | system of communications between patriots and colonies |
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