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chapter 5 cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ben franklin | proposed the albany plan of union |
| john adams | defended soldiers from the boston massacre, 1st vice president of the usa |
| sam adams | colonial leader, lead boston tea party, started the commitee of corrisponndence |
| petition | formal written request to someone in authority, signed by a group of perople |
| boycotte | to refuse to buy certain goods or services |
| writts of assistance | doc that allowed british officials to inspect ships cargo without giving a reason |
| militia | army of citizens who served as soldiers during emergencies |
| french and indian war | france and englands war over the native american alliance, ended france's power over north america |
| albany plan of union | proposed by ben franklin to create one central goverment for the 13 colonies |
| proclamation of 1763 | imagionary lines along the appalachain mts, meant to protect the indians, this made colonists angry |
| Stamp Acts | taxed legal documents, newspapers, almanacs, playing cards and dice |
| The intolerable acts | 1. closed ports 2. new quartering acts 3. town meetings 4. prosecution |
| Lexington and Concord | conflict between mass colonists and british soldiers that started the revolutionary war |
| The First Contential Congress | meeting of delages from 12 colonies in philly |