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Unit Two APUSH
Mrs. Grieve's Unit Two APUSH
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pontiac’s Rebellion | characterized by Indian attacks along colonial border from New York to Virginia in 1763; British troops sent to quell the violence |
| Proclamation of 1763 | issued by British to prevent hostilities between colonists and Indians issued by British; said colonists could not settle west of Appalachian Mountains; meant to prevent hostilities between colonists and Indians |
| Sugar Act (Revenue Act of 1764) | imposed a three cent per gallon tax on French molasses that would be strictly enforced; actually reduced tax on molasses |
| Indirect Tax | a measure that raised revenue through the regulation of trade – the Sugar Act |
| Quartering Act | said colonists had to provide food and shelter to British soldiers in colonies (but not in their homes) |
| Direct Tax | British imposed tax directly on the colonies that was intended to raise revenue; the Stamp Act was the first attempt by Parliament to impose a direct tax on the colonies |
| Stamp Act | first direct tax on colonists; required stamps to be placed on most printed paper in colonies (legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards) |
| Patrick Henry | he proclaimed “no taxation without representation” in response to Stamp Act |
| Virtual Representation | idea that said Parliament represented all colonists despite the fact that colonists elected no members of Parliament |
| Declaratory Act | asserted Parliament’s right to “make laws and statutes” in the colonies |
| Non-importation agreements | a form of protest against British policies; colonial merchants refused to import British goods |
| Writs of Assistance | general search warrants employed by Britain in an effort to prevent smuggling in the American colonies |
| Whig Ideology | idea that concentrated power leads to corruption and tyranny; emphasis on balanced government where legislatures check the power of the executive |
| Townshend Acts | tax on tea, paper, glass, lead, painters’ colors; passed in 1767 to raise money to pay for British officials in colonies |
| Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania (John Dickinson) | said no distinction between internal (direct) tax and external tax (paid at port by merchants); if Parliament wanted to tax, colonists needed representation |
| Boston Massacre (1770) | violence that resulted in five dead colonists after they harassed British soldiers |
| Committees of Correspondence | initiated by radical Samuel Adams in 1772; allowed New England towns exchanged letters about British activities |
| Gaspee | British anti-smuggling ship that ran ashore off Rhode Island in 1772; was burned by colonists |
| Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) of 1774 | passed by the British in response to the Boston Tea Party |
| Loyalists | also known as Tories, the term refers to those Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution |
| First Continental Congress | in 1774, passed the Suffolk Resolves and Declaration of Rights and Grievances in response to the Coercive Acts |
| Second Continental Congress | in 1775, created the Continental Army; authorized the invasion of Canada; passed the Olive Branch Petition; signed Declaration of Independence |
| Battle of Saratoga | 1778 battle that resulted in French entering War for Independence on the side of the Americans |
| Articles of Confederation | first constitution of the United States |
| Critical Period | term used by historians to describe the United States under the Articles of Confederation |
| Northwest Ordinance | set rules for creating new states in the area between Great Lakes and the Ohio River |
| Shay’s Rebellion (1786) | rebellion of poor Massachusetts farmers against rising taxes and debt; made many believe in need for stronger federal government |
| Virginia Plan | at the Constitutional Convention, it called for bicameral legislature with both houses based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | at the Constitutional Convention, it called for unicameral legislature with each state having one vote |
| Great Compromise | at the Constitutional Convention, it resulted in a bicameral legislature (House of Representatives based on population; Senate based on equal representation) |
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