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Mercyb US History Unit 1

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French and Indian War
war fought between France and England in the 1750s over territorial claims in North America
Sons of Liberty
Secret societies formed to protest new taxes passed by Parliament. Led the Boston Tea Party and threatened tax collectors.
Stamp Act
A tax that the British Pariliament placed on newspapers and official documents sold in the American Colonies
Boston Tea Party
protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped british tea into boston harbor
Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolution in which British general Thomas Gage went after the stockpiled weapons of the colonists in Concord, Massachusetts.
Declaratory Act
this 1766 Act repealed the Stamp Act, but stated that Great Britain can rule the colonies anyway she sees fit
Townshend Acts
laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea
Intolerable Acts
A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British
Common Sense
a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
Minute Men
well trained volunteer soldiers who defended the amerivan colonies against the british at a minutes notice
Committees of Correspondence
organized network for passing along news of British activity to the colonies
Republic
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Tariff
tax on imported goods
Shay's Rebellion
A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes
Boston Massacre
The first bloodshed of the Amercan Revolution, as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five americans
Samuel Adams
Founder of the Sons of Liberty and one of the most vocal patriots for independence; signed the Declaration of Independence.
John Adams
America's first Vice-President and second President. Sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts,
Great (Connecticut) Compromise
plan to have a popularly elected House based on State population and a state selected Senate, with two members for each State
Three fifths Compromise
agreement at the constitutional Convention that 3/5 of the slaves in any state be counted in its population
Hamilton
United States statesman and leader of the Federalists
Jefferson
Author of the Declaration of Independence - and believer in individual and states rights
Central Government
a government that acts for all the states within the country
Articles of Confederation
the document that created the first central government for the United States; it was replaced by the Constitution in 1789
Federalism
a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
Continental Congress
the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution
Olive Branch Petition
An offer of peace sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George lll
Patriots
American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
Loyalists
American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
Thomas Paine
author of Common Sense
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