Causes of the American Revolution
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mrmyersmission on September 26, 2011
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EO 2, Part A
Classes:
MBMS 7th Grade English, UIL Social Studies - Ms. Pardue, American History, US History
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Boston Tea Party | A raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor in which Boston colonists, disguised as Mohawk Indians, threw several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against the British Tea Act. |
| Coercive Acts | Also known as the Intolerable Acts. Several British laws designed to punish colonists for their role in the Boston Tea Party. |
| French and Indian War | This struggle between the British and the French in the colonies of North America was part of a worldwide war known as the Seven Years' War. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalacian Mountains, in order to avoid conflict with the Native Americans. |
| Stamp Act | A tax that the British Pariliament placed on newspapers and official documents sold in the American Colonies. |
| Writs of Assistance | Part of the Townshend Acts. It said that the customs officers could inspect a ship's cargo for smuggled goods without giving a reason. |
| Sons of Liberty | Patriot group that organized protests and petitions against the British and its policies. Led by leaders such as Sam Adams, John Hancock and Paul Revere. |
| Boston Massacre | British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists who were teasing and taunting them. Five colonists were killed. The colonists blamed the British and the Sons of Liberty and used this incident as an excuse to promote the Revolution. |
| Lexington and Concord | The first battle of the Revolution in which British soldiers went after the stored weapons of the colonists in Concord, Massachusetts. |
| Boycott | The refusal to buy or sell certain products or services. |
| Repeal | To cancel a law. |
| Olive Branch Petition | An offer of peace sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George lll. |
| Committees of Correspondence | Organization founded by Samuel Adams consisting of a system of communication between patriot leaders in New England and throughout the colonies. |
| Militia | An army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency. |
| Minuteman | A member of the Massachusetts colony militia who could quickly be ready to fight the British. |
| Quartering Act | Required colonists to provide food and shelter to British troops stationed in the colonies. |
| Boston Port Bill | Closed down Boston Harbor until the damage from the tea party was paid for in full. |
| Administration of Justice Act | Part of the Intolerable Act where royal officials of Massachusetts were tried in Britain or other colonies - not in Massachusetts. |
| Quebec Act | Act that was meant to organize the colonies, but instead just cut off western land claims of Massachusetts - meant to punish the colonists. |
| Massachusetts Government Act | Act in which Massachusetts became a Royal Colony and appointed General Gage the new governor. |
| Parliament | The lawmaking body of British government |
| Continental Congress | The legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution. |
| French and Indian War Debt | The reason Parliament gave for raising taxes on the colonies. Parliament felt that the colonies should help pay for their own protection. |
| "Taxation without Representation" | Rallying cry of the Sons of Liberty because the Stamp Act was placed on them by a Parliament in which they had no elected representation. |
| Food and Provisions | The colonies agreed to send these to Massachusetts to account for the closing of Boston Harbor. |
| Coerce | To force |
| Intolerable | Too much too bear, too harsh. |
| The Perfect Crisis | How the Sons of Liberty described the conflict between Boston and the British Redcoats. |
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