APUSH Unit 2 Chapter 6

French and Indian War

Conflict between brits and france for control of north america

Albany Congress

meeting of reps. from 7 british colonies

Battle of Québec

reshaped north amer. history: battle during 7yr war and 1775 battle during amer. rev.

Pontiac’s War

laucnhed by confed. of NA tribes to drive Brit soldiers and settlers out of great lakes and Ohio river

Proclamation of 1763

banned amer. colonists from settling on lands west of applachian mtns

Republicanism

political idea that ppl hold the power to vote for leaders to represent them instead of king or queen

Radical Whigs

group of brit. political commentators who wrote influential political essays

Mercantilism

economic system from 16th-18th century where gov increased wealth and power by maximizing exports and minimizing imports

Sugar Act

british tax law passed in 1764 t raise money from amer. colonies

Quartering Act

laws passed by brit. parliament in 1765-1774 that required amer. colonists to provide housing, food, and supplies for brit. soldiers

Stamp Act

direct tax imposed brit parliament on amer. colonies that required paper goods to be printed

Admiralty Courts

Specialized judicial body that handled disputes over sea

Stamp Act Congress

Meeting where 27 delegates from nine of the thirteen American colonies gathered to organize a unified resistance against British taxation

Nonimportation Agreements

Form of colonial boycott of brit goods used to pressure parliament into repealing taxes

Sons of Liberty

Secret political group of amer. Colonies that fought against unfair brit. Taxes

Daughters of Liberty

Used economic boycotts and domestic production to protest unfiair brit. Taxes and to support amer. Patriots

Declaratory Act

Asserted parliaments authority to make laws binding on amer. Colonies

Townshend Acts

placed taxes on everyday goods imported into the American colonies

Boston Massacre

Deadly confrontation between brit soldiers that resulted in five deaths

Committees of Correspondence

Emergency political groups that shared info and united the amer. Colonies against british rule before amer. Rev.

Boston Tea Party

Political protest by sons of liberty whete they dumped a lot of tea

“Intolerable Acts”

Harsh laws that passed to punish mass. Colonists for boston massacre

Québec Act

Passed by brits so quebec can have a gov. And to keep french- canadian settlers loyal to britain

First Continental Congress

Meeting held in carpenters hall to coordinate response to britain

The Association

System to enforce complete trade boycott against Britain

Battles of Lexington & Concord

First military conflicts of rev. War

Valley Forge

Where washington and continental army took refuge during winter

William Pitt

Served as last prime minister of great britain

Pontiac

War chief who led pontiac revolution

George Grenville

Prime minister who had strict financial policies which led to amer. Rev.

Charles Townshend

Proposed townshend acts taxes imported of lead glass paint tea etc

Crispus Attucks

First person killed in bos massacre and was also black

George III

losing the American colonies during the American Revolutionary War

Lord North

the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782 who led the country during most of the American Revolutionary War

Samuel Adams

Philosopher and foundinf father

Marquis de Lafayette

French military officer who volunteered to fight for the Continental Army

Baron von Steuben

turning the raw, disorganized American Continental Army into a disciplined and effective fighting force