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FMS 8th Ch 5
Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boycotts | Method the colonists used to get the British to repeal the Stamp Act. To refuse, to buy, sell, or use. |
| Quartering Act | Required colonist to house British soldiers. (Part of the Intolerable Acts) |
| Boston Tea Party | A protest against the Tea Act-a group of colonist (Sons of Liberty) boarded British tea ships and dumped the tea into the harbor. |
| Declaratoy Act | Stated that Parliament had the power to make laws for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever". Stripped away much of their independence. |
| Sugar Act | Placed a tax on molasses and sugar. |
| Stamp Act | Placed a tax on every kind of printed material (newspapers, legal documents) |
| Mayflower Compact | A legal contract in which the 41 male passengers on the Mayflower agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good. Influenced the writers of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Samuel Adams | A member of the Sons of Liberty who started the Committee of Correspondence to stir public support for American independence. |
| English Bill of Rights | An act that reduced the powers of the English monarch. Influenced the writers of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Sons of Liberty | A group of colonist who protested taxes e.g.. Stamp Act and were involved in the Boston Tea Party. |
| Boston Massacre | 5 colonist were killed when Red Coats fired into a mob of angry colonists-Crispus Attucks: was one of the first casualty of the American Revolution |
| Intolerable Acts | Acts that Parliament passed in 1774 to punish Massachusetts for the Tea Party.1 Closed Boston Harbor 2 Cancelled the Massachusetts Charter and meetings 3.Moved trials of British Officials to Britain 4.Made Colonists house British Soldiers Quartering Act |
| Taxation w/o Representation | Taxing colonist without their consent. |
| French and Indian War | War between France and Britain over the control of territory in North America. |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | Ended the French and Indian War and changed the balance of power in North America. British gained all French land east of Mississippi except New Orleans and 2 small islands. British settlers began moving west. |
| Primary Sources | They include eyewitness reports, records created at the time of an event, speeches, and letters by people involved in the event, photographs, and artifacts. |
| Secondary Sources | The later writings and interpretations of historians and writers. Often they provide summaries of information found in primary sources, like in textbooks and articles. |
| Townshend Acts | Taxes on imported goods, e.g.. Lead, Paper, Glass |
| Tea Act | Allowed British East India Company to sell low cost tea directly to colonies--led to the Boston Tea Party. |
| Magna Carta | Signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler. Influenced the writers of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | An order in which Britain prohibited its American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| King George III | The King of England who issued the Proclamation on 1763. |
| Charter | A document giving permission to start a colony. |
| Slave Codes | Laws to control slaves. |
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