Road to Revolution (1750-1776)
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american history, colonies, american revolution, stamp act 1765, acts, mrlickteig
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Road to Revolution Unit (1750-1776)
Mr. Lickteig
Fort Riley Middle School
Classes:
Shuttlesworth's 12th Government, U.S. History Ms. Price, Ms. Tranum's US History I Class, U.S. History- Newman, MBMS 7th Grade English, Social Studies (see more)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 French & Indian War | 1754 - 1763; conflict between France and Great Britain over land in North America |
| Seven Years War | name for the French & Indian War in Europe |
| New England Colonies | colonies that built cities and early water powered textile factories |
| Middle Colonies | colonies that focused on growing cash crops; tobacco, indiego |
| Southern Colonies | colonies that focused on subsistence farming; rice |
| cash crop | a plant that is grown for sale only, not for subsistence |
| subsistence farming | growing crops to feed yourself and family |
| Triangular Trade | economic system used between Europe, Americas, and Africa in the 1600-1800s |
| Glorious Revolution | the rise of the working class and the eventual overthrow of monarchies, occurred 1200-1600 |
| Great Awakening | a period of renewal in Christian belief; occurred 1720-1750 |
| Enlightenment | a period of interest in science, education, and reasoning; occurred 1740-1760 |
| Magna Carta | A legal document written by English lords in 1215 that stated certain rights and limited the power of the King |
| militia | civilian soldiers; mostly farmers during the 1700s |
| Albany Plan of Union | stated that if the French attacked a colony the other colonies would help defend; written in 1754; first time colonies viewed themselves as a collective whole |
| Benjamin Franklin | author of the Albany Plan of Union |
| Treaty of Paris | peace agreement that ended the French & Indian War |
| 1763 | year the Treaty of Paris was signed |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Issued by Great Britain after the French & Indian War; prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Pontiac's Rebellion | Native American uprising in Michigan; chief wanted all Natives to unite and fight Europeans |
| revenue | incoming money |
| resolution | a formal expression of opinion |
| boycott | refusing to buy a product |
| repeal | to cancel a law |
| writs of assistance | documents that allowed tax collectors to search private property for smuggled goods |
| nonimportation | agreements by merchants to not buy products from a certain country or source |
| non- | morpheme meaning "not" |
| im- | morpheme meaning "into" |
| chrono- | morpheme meaning "time" |
| prohibit | not allowed |
| Sons of Liberty | group of male colonists who protested taxes; not afraid to use violence |
| Samuel Adams | founder and leader of the Sons of Liberty |
| Boston | city where the American Revolution started |
| Sugar Act | 1764; lowered tax on molasses to encourage colonists to stop smuggling |
| smuggling | bringing something into a country illegally |
| Stamp Act | 1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc. |
| Patrick Henry | famous Early American politician who said "Give me liberty or give me death." |
| Townshend Acts | 1767; law adopted after Stamp Act was repealed; taxed glass, paper, and tea |
| Taxation without Representation | the major cause of the American Revolution |
| Boston Massacre | 1770; 5 civilians who were part of a mob killed by British soldiers; depicted as a brutal slaughter in colonial newspapers |
| propaganda | form of persuasion; shows one side of an issue to influence people to join that one side |
| committee of correspondence | groups of colonists began writing letters to each other to form ways of resisting British rule; shows communication between the colonies |
| Tea Act | 1773; placed a tax on an item to help save the British East India Company; colonists boycotted |
| Boston Tea Party | took place as a reaction to the Tea Act; Sons of Liberty dressed up like Mohawk Indians and protested in the harbor |
| Intolerable Acts | 1774; laws meant to punish Boston after the Tea Party; closed the harbor, created a police state, Quebec Act, and had to quarter troops in civilian homes |
| King George III | leader of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolution |
| effigy | a rag doll dressed to look like a tax collector or other enemy |
| Continental Congress | Group formed in 1774, established militias |
| Second Continental Congress | meeting of delegates in 1775, formed Continental Army, wrote Olive Branch Petition |
| Continental Army | professional army formed by Second Continental Congress |
| George Washington | commander of Continental Army |
| Olive Branch Petition | last attempt by colonists to prevent Revolution |
| Thomas Paine | author of Common Sense |
| Common Sense | pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that encouraged colonists to join the revolution |
| Thomas Jefferson | author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Declaration of Independence | offically declared the colonies separate from Britain |
| July 4th, 1776 | date the Declaration of Independence was signed |
| John Hancock | wrote his name in large print so that King George III could read it from Philly |
| Philadelphia | place where Declaration of Independence was signed |
| mercantilism | dominant economic theory of the 1600s; more trade = more gold reserves |
| import | bringing something IN to a nation |
| export | sending something OUT of a nation |
| im- | morpheme meaning "in or not" |
| ex- | morpheme meaning "out" |
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