American road to revolution vocab
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King Philip's War
A war between the colonists and the Wamoanog in 1675.
Great Awakening
A religious awakening through the 1730s and 1740s.
Enlightenment
A movement in the 1700s that spread the idea that logic could improve society.
John Lock
A philosopher that believed in rights for everyone. |
Natural Rights
The idea that rights are for everyone from when they are born. |
Social contract
An agreement where someone gives up part of their rights for social security and safety.
Allies
A teammate of sorts that is on the same side as you usually in a war or battle. |
George Washinton
A military general and the first president of the United States of America. |
French and Indian War
A war between Britain and France over land from 1754 to 1763.
Pontiac’s Rebellion
The rebellion of a native tribe to destroy forts from 1763 and 1766.
Proclamation of 1763
A banned British settlement west of the Appalachian mountains.
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A group of people that passed laws and imposed taxes. |
King George III
A British king that made the proclamation.
Taxation Without Representation
The colonists did not want to be taxed without them giving permission. |
Sugar Act
The act that required colonists to buy official stamps and paper.
Boycott
A method of protesting using refusal.
Sons of Liberty
A secret society that protested the stamp act. |
Samuel Adams
A local leader who believed in no taxing without permission.
Townshend Acts
An act that placed duties on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea.
Boston Massacre
An attack from the British on Massachusetts that killed three men.
Crispus Attucks
An American/African sailor who was the first person killed in the Boston massacre. |
Propaganda
A story against one side in an argument used as an example.
Propaganda
A story against one side in an argument used as an example.
Tea Act
An agreement that allowed the British east India company to sell tea to the colonists. |
Boston Tea Party
When colonists dressed as Indians and dumped 340 boxes of tea into the Boston harbor. |
Intolerable Acts
6 laws from Britain that they hoped would restore control in 1774. |
Quartering Acts
A law that required colonists to house British soldiers. |