| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Pluralism | theory that views politics as a conflict among interest groups |
| Navigation Laws | designed to enforce mercantilism |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | Officially ended French/Indian war, Britain dominated |
| Fort Ticonderoga | Ethan Allen and the green mountain boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in May 1775 |
| Townshend Act | The act that put taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea |
| Committee of Correspondence | committees set up by John Adams to communicate events in Massachusettes |
| Militia | civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army |
| The Shot heard 'round the world | Start of the Revolution in Concord |
| "The Crisis" | Written by Thomas Paine read to Washington's troops |
| Valley forge | lowpoint for Washington's goods |
| Cowpens | A major win for the colonists was this battle on January 17th, 1781. |
| Privateers | private ships allowed by a country to attack the country's enemies |
| Patriot | A person who supported the colonists during the American Revolution |
| Olive Branch Petition | An offer of peace sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George lll |
| New England Colonies | Massachusettes, Newhamshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island |
| Southern Colonies | Virginia, North and South Carolina, the GREAT state of Georgia |
| Middle Colonies | New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware |
| Great Awakening | a revival of religious feeling in the American colonies during the 1730s and 1750s. |
| French and Indian War | conflict between Britian and France for control of territory in North America lasting from 1754 to 1763 |
| Proclamation Line of 1763 | prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, colonists werent allowed to settle of buy land there, this led to outrage in the 13 colonies |
| Quartering Act | an act passed by the British that allowed British troops to live in the homes of the colonists |
| Writ of Assistance | legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled |
| Concord | the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775) |
| Hessians | German Soldiers sent to fight the Americans |
| Vincennes | a British town that George Rogers Clark captured |
| Yorktown | the last battle of the Revolutionary war |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | foramlly ended the American Revolutionary War |
| Philadelphia | City where the First Continental Congress met |
| Salutary Neglect | An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies |
| Ohio Valley | important to the French because it provided a link between their lands in Louisiana and Canada |
| Sugar Act | A tax put on sugar by the British. |
| Stamp Act | Taxes are placed on books, papers, and newspapers. |
| Tea Act | tax on tea; made the East India company the only tea company allowed to colonists; reason for Tea Party (1773) |
| First Continental Congress | Delagates from all colonies except georgia met to discuss problems with britain and to promote independence |
| Second Continental Congress | organized the continental Army, called on the colonies to send troops, selected George Washington to lead the army, and appointed comittee to make the Declaration of Independence |
| Lexington | 8 minutemen killed here before proceeding to Concord |
| Trenton | Battle won by the Americans in 1776. |
| Savannah | 1778 captured this city in Georgia |
| Bonhomme Richard | John Paun Jones 1779 his ship------ attacks the British Ship, Serapis this boat eventually sinks |
| Tory | Colonist who is loyal to England |
| 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 |
| Monmouth Court House | a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces |
| Mercantilism | An economic system where trade with colonies benefits the mother country |
| Albany Plan | attempt from Ben Franklin to unite the 13 colonies and protest |
| Boston Massacre | conflict between colonists and british soldiers in which four colonists were killed |
| Declaratory Act | Parliament announces that they are in charge of the colonies |
| Intolerable Act | laws passed by England in 1774 to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party |
| "Common Sense" | Written by Thomas Paine thought only common sense to communicate breaking relations with England |
| Saratoga | Battle won by the Americans in 1777 |
| Charleston, S.C. | 1780 British capture this the British Gerneral is Cornwalis |
| Serapis | British ship surrendered to the Americans led by John Paul Jones after a difficult battle |
| Loyalists | Person who supports or follows the King of England |
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