Causes of the American Revolution Part 1

Terms in this set (12)

Patriot
Someone who believes that America should govern itself
Loyalist
Someone who believes that America should remain loyal to England and do as they are told
King of England in the 1760's and 1770's?
King George III
Pontiac
Indian who led a rebellion against the English and American settlers around Lake Erie
small pox
a disease used to defeat Indian armies
Proclamation Line of 1763
said that Americans could not cross the Appalachian Mountains
England's financial position after the French and Indian War
broke or debt
Redcoats
soldiers used as policemen in the American colonies
writ of assistance
British search warrant
Navigation Acts
British laws that controlled American trade
Quartering Act
British law that forced colonists to allow British soldiers to live in their homes
neutral
someone who does not take side
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