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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 salutary neglect | Great Britain's decision to not interfere in her colony's affairs and allow them to set up their own colonial governments |
| French and Indian War | conflict fought in America between French and English, also known as the Seven Year's War in Europe |
| Albany Plan of the Union | a plan for permanent unification amongst the colonies |
| Proclamation Act of 1763 | Act passed by England prohibiting colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Stamp Act | Law passed in 1765 placing a tax on all printed material in the colonies, including, but not limited to, stamps, legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, etc |
| Sugar Act | Law passed in 1764 that modified the 1733 Molasses Act thus reducing the amount of taxes collected on molasses and sugar, but increasing the measures to enforce the Act |
| Sons of Liberty | A radical political organization formed after the passage of the Stamp Act to protest various British acts; organization used poth peaceful and violent means of protest |
| Declaratory Act | this 1766 Act repealed the Stamp Act, but stated that Great Britain can rule the colonies anyway she sees fit |
| Tea Act | Law passed by parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies - undermining colonial tea merchants; led to the Boston Tea Party |
| Boston Massacre | a riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons. |
| Committee of Correspondence | colonial organization organized in 1770 to spread news of Great Britain's actions and acts throughout the colonies |
| Olive Branch Petition | final peace offer sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III |
| Loyalists | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| First Continental Congress | Delagates from all colonies except georgia met to discuss problems with britain and to promote independence |
| Second Continental Congress | met in 1776 organized the continental Army, called on the colonies to send troops, selected George Washington to lead the army, and appointed the comittee to draft the Declaration of Independence |
| Declaration of Independence | the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain |
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