Road to Revolution 7th grade
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 French and Indian War | war between France and Britian over land |
| Albany plan of union | meeting of representatives from different colonies to discuss how they could protect themselves during the French and Indian War |
| Pontiac's rebellion | rebellion of Native Americans in British territory |
| Proclamation of 1763 | act passed by Britian which mandated that no settler go beyond the Appalachian mountians so settlers and native Americans wouldn't fight |
| Patriot | wanted to break away from Britian |
| loyalist | wanted to stay a part of Britian |
| Sugar Act | tax on sugar and molasses |
| Stamp Act Congress | meeting of representatives from different colonies to discuss stamp act. Sent a petition to Parliment to repeal act. |
| Stamp Act | tax on paper |
| Boycott | refusal to buy goods as a form of protest |
| Repeal | cancel or end |
| Declaratory act | stated that Britain had supreme power over the colonies |
| Townshend Act | taxed tea,lead, paint, glass included writs of assistance |
| Writs of assistance | allowed customs officials to search ships and homes without a reason |
| Quartering Act | law stating that colonists must house and feed British soldiers |
| Boston Massacre | incident when the British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists- incited by colonists |
| Paul Revere | patriot that lead the Boston Tea Party, created propaganda for Boston massacre |
| Boston Tea Party | act of protest against the tea act. Patriots threw tea into harbor in Boston |
| Sons of Liberty | group of patriots dedicated to protesting British laws |
| Committees of Correspondence | way for the 13 colonies to communicate through letters with each other about what was goin on in their colonies |
| Intolerable acts | laws passed to punish Boston for the tea party. Included a law closing the port of Boston |
| First Continental Congress | representatives from 12 colonies to Philadelphia to discuss intolerable acts |
| Lexington and Concord | first battle of the American revolution |
| Petition | signed letter showing opposition to acts passed by parliament used by colonists to protest the stamp act |
| Sam Adams | radical Boston patriot |
| John Adams | Boston lawyer, cousin of Sam, patriot |
| propaganda | spreading of ideas to help a cause or hurt an opposing cause |
| Ben Franklin | proposed to unify the 13 colonies under one government "join or die" |
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