French and Indian War and Road to Revolution Vocabulary

Quiz 11/20

Seven Year's War

global conflict ( 1756-1763) in which Britain and France fought with many other nations over territory power.

Albany Plan of Union

Ben Franklin's plan to unite the colonies under one government to defeat France.

Battle of Quebec

a battle won by the British over the French, and the turning point in the French and Indian War.

William Pitt

William Pitt was the British leader during the French and Indian War who increased military spending and sent more troops to North America, helping Britain win the war.

George Washington

22 year old sent to take Ohio back; led patriot forces to victory in America against the British

Fort Necessity

small, hastily British fort constructed by George Washington. Where the first battle took place.

Fort Duquesne

the French built fort at the fork of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers

Pontiac's Rebellion

an armed conflict between the British Empire and a coalittion of Native American tribes.

Treaty of Paris

the treaty that ended the American Revolutionary war and recognized the independence of USA

Proclamation of 1763

prohibited by American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Sugar Act

law passed by the British Parliament setting taxes on molasses and sugar imported by the colonies

Quatering Act

act stating that the colonists must house and feed British troops.

Stamp Act

requiring the colonists to pay for a stamp to go on many of the documents essential to their lives

Sons of Liberty

A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution

Daughters of Liberty

a group who supported the patriot cause during the American Revolution by boycotting British goods.

Townshed Act

light import duty on such things as glass, lead paper, and tea.

Boston Massacre

a deadly confrontation in which the British solider shot and killed 5 American Colonists in Boston.

Committees of Correspondence

groups formed by American colonists to share information and coordinate resistance against British policies. (communicate the resistance)

Boston Tea Party

protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston harbor.

Intolerable Acts

were a series of harsh laws passed by Britain to punish the American colonies, especially Massachusetts, for the Boston Tea Party.

First Continental Congress

a meeting meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies that took place in Philadelphia

Lexington and Concord

the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriots militias from British Americans.

Valley Forge

a symbol of American resilience and a turning point in the revolutionary war

Battle of Bunkerhill

boost to American morale its demonstration of colonial resolve, despite being a tactical British victory

Thomas Paine and Common Sense

advocated for the American colonies' independence from great Britain, became influential in shifting public opinion toward revolution