SS Vocab Cards

These flashcards cover key terms and events that shaped the American Colonies' resistance to British rule leading up to the American Revolution.

French & Indian War

A conflict from 1754-1763 in North America between Britain and France over land.

Proclamation 1763

A proclamation by Britain forbidding American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The Quartering Act

A law requiring colonial residents to provide housing for British troops.

The Stamp Act (1765)

A legislation that imposed a direct tax on the colonies requiring them to use stamped paper for legal documents.

The Townshend Acts (1767)

A series of laws that taxed goods imported to the American colonies, including glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

Boston Massacre

An event where British soldiers killed five colonists during a confrontation in 1770, used as propaganda against British rule.

Regulators (NC)

A group of colonists in North Carolina who protested against colonial officials over taxation and local control.

The Battle of Alamance (NC)

The final battle in the regulator movement, fought in 1771 over taxes and local governance.

Tea Act (1773)

A law that reduced the tax on imported tea but maintained the tax scheme leading to colonial protests.

Boycott

The refusal to buy goods or services as a protest.

Sons of Liberty

A secret organization formed to oppose British policies and taxes during the pre-Revolutionary period.

Boston Tea Party

A protest in 1773 where colonists disguised as Indians dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

Intolerable Acts

A series of punitive laws passed in 1774 to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

Lexington & Concord

First battles of the American Revolutionary War taking place in April 1775.

Edenton Tea Party

A 1774 protest in North Carolina where women signed a pledge not to buy British goods.