French and Indian War

War between the British and French who also teamed with the Indians. Britain ultimately won the war and took control of land west of the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. George Washington began his career in this war.

British demand that colonists not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War

British attempt to gain tax revenue from the colonists to help pay for the war. Colonists, led by Samuel Adams, resisted this new tax, which was later repealed

Tax on printed materials such as newspapers, pamphlets, licenses, playing cards.

An indirect tax paid on imported goods such as glass, lead, paper, and tea.

What is "taxation without representation"?

The Colonists were angry and felt the new taxes were unfair because they had no representation in British Parliament.

Parliament passed this act/law to force Americans to house, feed & care for British soldiers without their consent.

A group of patriots who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution

The Boston Massacre, known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street,[1] was a confrontation, on March 5, 1770, during the American Revolution in Boston in what was then the colonial-era Province of Massachusetts Bay.

a 1773 protest where American colonists, disguised as Native Americans, dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to oppose "taxation without representation" under the Tea Act

Battle of Lexington & Concord

the first military clashes of the American Revolution, where British troops marching to seize colonial arms were met by colonial minutemen, sparking open warfare and the start of the fight for American independence

a series of harsh laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the American colonists, especially Massachusetts, for the Boston Tea Party

First Continental Congress

Delegates met to coordinate a response to the Intolerable Acts.

Declaration of Independence

Formal declaration of separation from Britain

The Second Continental Congress

the de facto governing body for the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution

elite, highly trained colonial militia members in America

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Term	Definition
French and Indian War	War between the British and French who also teamed with the Indians. Britain ultimately won the war and took control of land west of the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. George Washington began his career in this war.
Proclamation	British demand that colonists not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War
Sugar Act	British attempt to gain tax revenue from the colonists to help pay for the war. Colonists, led by Samuel Adams, resisted this new tax, which was later repealed
Stamp Act	Tax on printed materials such as newspapers, pamphlets, licenses, playing cards.
Townshend Act	An indirect tax paid on imported goods such as glass, lead, paper, and tea.
What is "taxation without representation"?	The Colonists were angry and felt the new taxes were unfair because they had no representation in British Parliament.
Petition	A formal written request.
Quartering Act	Parliament passed this act/law to force Americans to house, feed & care for British soldiers without their consent.
Sons of Liberty	A group of patriots who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution
Boston Massacre	The Boston Massacre, known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street,[1] was a confrontation, on March 5, 1770, during the American Revolution in Boston in what was then the colonial-era Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Boston Tea Party	a 1773 protest where American colonists, disguised as Native Americans, dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to oppose "taxation without representation" under the Tea Act
Battle of Lexington & Concord	the first military clashes of the American Revolution, where British troops marching to seize colonial arms were met by colonial minutemen, sparking open warfare and the start of the fight for American independence
Intolerable Acts	a series of harsh laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the American colonists, especially Massachusetts, for the Boston Tea Party
First Continental Congress	Delegates met to coordinate a response to the Intolerable Acts.
Declaration of Independence	Formal declaration of separation from Britain
The Second Continental Congress	the de facto governing body for the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution
Minute Men	elite, highly trained colonial militia members in America

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