| Term | Definition |
|---|
| What was the Great awakening? | A religious movement |
| Why was the Great Awakening important? | Gave people a feeling of equality, encouraged colonists to question British authority, a place to discuss politics |
| What did the Proclamation of 1763 say? | No colonial settlement west of the Appalachian mountains or the Ohio river Valey |
| What was the Townshend Act? | A tax on tea, glass, lead paint, |
| What was the Boston Massacre? | Five Americans were killed by British soldiers in Boston |
| What was the Tea Act? | A hidden tax that gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea. |
| What did the Tea Act lead to? | The Boston Tea Party? |
| What was the Stamp Act? | A tax on all legal documents like newspapers, wills, and playing cards. |
| How did colonists respond to the Stamp Act? | Violence and boycotts of English goods. |
| Why were the Intolerable Acts passed? | As punishment for the Boston Tea Party. |
| What were the Intolerable Acts? | Took away Boston's Charter and closed Boston Harbor. |
| What did the Declaration of Independence say about human beings? | All men are created equal and have unalienable rights - life, liberty, pursuit of happiness. |
| What the Declaration of Independence say about government? | Government power comes from the consent of the people. |
| What can people do if the government abuses it power? | Alter or abolish the government. |
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