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Chapter 6 Vocabulary
Chapter 6 Vocab. EL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| British monarch who supported the Proclamation of 1763 and wanted to enforce it as well as keep peace with Native American allies. | King George III |
| A cost-saving measure enacted by Parliament (March 24, 1765) that required the colonies to quarter, or house, British soldiers and provide them with supplies. | Quartering Act |
| Income a government collects to cover expenses. | Revenue |
| This law passed by Parliament (April 5, 1764) placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies. It also called for harsh punishment of smugglers. | Sugar Act |
| A March 22, 1765 legislation by Parliament requiring all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been paid. | Stamp Act |
| A member of Virginia's House of Burgesses, he was influential in the movement for independence in the colonies. | Patrick Henry |
| A refusal to buy certain goods. | Boycott |
| A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the Revolutionary War. | Sons of Liberty |
| A sailor of African-American and Native American descent, he was killed during the Boston Massacre. | Crispus Attucks |
| Series of laws passed by Parliament in 1767 that suspended New York's assembly and placed taxes on goods brought into the colonies (glass, paper, lead, paint, tea). Proposed by Charles Townshend (king's finance minister) to raise revenue in the colonies. | Townshend Acts |
| A search warrant that allowed British officers to enter colonial homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods. | Writs of Assistance |
| He was a leader of the Sons of Liberty and successful in moving America to independence with his words and talent of rousing people to action in support of a cause. | Samuel Adams |
| A clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770, in which five of the colonists, including Crispus Attucks, were killed. | Boston Massacre |
| A lawyer and cousin of Samuel Adams, he was considered a moderate in the struggle against Britain, supporting reason and law. He later became convinced that only outright resistance would gain liberty for America. | John Adams |
| Groups of colonists who exchanged letters on colonial affairs. | Committee of Correspondence |
| The dumping of 342 chests of Tea into Boston Harbor by colonists (organized by the Sons of Liberty) on December 16, 1773, to protest the Tea Act. | Boston Tea Party |
| A force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community during the American Revolution. | Militia |
| A member of the colonial militia who was trained to respond "at a minute's warning." | Minuteman |
| A series of laws passed by Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. | Intolerable Acts |
| Held during September 1774, delegates from every colony excluding Georgia met in Philadelphia and voted to ban all trade with Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed and called on each colony to begin training troops. | First Continental Congress |
| A Boston silversmith who helped spread the news about British troop movements (were going to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington and destroy military supplies at Concord)with William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott on the night of 4-18-1775. | Paul Revere |
| The sites of the first battles of the Revolutionary War. | Lexington and Concord |
| An American colonist who supported Britain during the Revolutionary War. | Loyalist |
| An American colonist who sided with the rebels in the American Revolution. | Patriot |
| Led the Green Mountain Boys, a band of backwoodsmen, to capture Britain's Fort Ticonderoga (on the New York side of Lake Champlain) on May 10, 1775. | Ethan Allen |
| A cannon or large gun. | Artillery |
| On May 10, 1775, delegates began meeting in Philadelphia. They agreed to form the Continental Army (Washington chosen as commanding general) and authorized the printing of paper money to pay troops. | Second Continental Congress |
| A colonial force authorized by the Second Continental Congress in 1775, with George Washington as its commanding general. | Continental Army |
| An officer who played a major role in the patriots' victory at Fort Ticonderoga. | Benedict Arnold |
| The document, written in 1776, in which the colonies declared independence from Britain. | Declaration of Independence |
| He was selected to compose the Declaration of Independence in 1776 by a committee chosen by Congress (included Ben Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingstone). He was a great thinker and writer, inventor, scientist, and political leader. | Thomas Jefferson |
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