Social studies unit 2 test

Patriot

An American colonist who supported independence from Great Britain and was willing to fight for it.

Loyalist

An American colonist who remained loyal to King George III and Great Britain during the conflict. (Also known as a Tory).

Neutralist

A colonist who did not take a side between the Patriots and Loyalists, often wanting to avoid war or protect their property.

French and Indian War (1754–1763)

A war between Britain and France over North American territory. Britain won, but the massive war debt led Parliament to start taxing the colonies.

Proclamation of 1763

A British law forbidding colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid costly conflicts with Native Americans.

Sugar Act (1764)

A British tax on foreign sugar and molasses imported into the colonies, combined with stricter laws against smuggling.

Stamp Act (1765)

The first direct tax on colonists, requiring them to pay for an official government stamp on all paper goods like newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.

"No Taxation Without Representation"

The main Patriot slogan arguing that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies because the colonists had no elected representatives in Parliament.

Quartering Act (1765)

A law requiring colonial assemblies to provide housing, food, and supplies for British troops stationed in the colonies.

Townshend Acts (1767)

Taxes placed on imported goods such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea, which led to widespread colonial boycotts.

Boston Massacre (1770)

A deadly clash on March 5, 1770, where British soldiers panicked and fired into an angry crowd of colonists, killing five people, including Crispus Attucks.

Tea Act (1773)

A law that gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies, hurting colonial merchants despite lowering the price of tea.

Boston Tea Party (1773)

A protest organized by the Sons of Liberty where colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor.

Intolerable Acts (1774)

Harsh laws passed by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party, including closing Boston Harbor and banning town meetings. (Also called the Coercive Acts).

First Continental Congress (1774)

A meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia to organize a united response to the Intolerable Acts, agree to boycott British goods, and train militias.

Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775)

The first military battles of the American Revolution in April 1775, famous for the "shot heard 'round the world."

Declaration of Independence: Part 1

The Preamble

Declaration of Independence: Part 2

Declaration of Natural Rights

Declaration of Independence: Part 3

List of Grievances

Declaration of Independence: Part 4

Resolution of Independence

Declaration of Independence: Part 5

Signatures