The Road To Revolution

Boycott

Refusing to buy specific goods to protest a policy or action

Parliament

the law making body of the British government (similar to U.S Congress) that enacted taxes and laws affecting the American colonies.

Repeal

To cancel or take back a law

Militia

a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies

Tyranny

The cruel and oppressive use of government power

propaganda

information (often biased/misleading) used to promote a political cause (e.g., Paul revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre).

Writs of assistance

Search warrants that allowed British officials to search colonial homes/ships for smuggled goods without a specific reason

sons of liberty

a secret society formed to protest the rights of the colonists and fight taxation (often through protests)

“No taxation without representation”

Colonists believed that since they didn't have representatives in the British Parliament, Parliament had no right to text them

End of salutary Neglect

after the french and indian war, britain began strictly enforcing laws and taxes in the colonists after years of letting them govern themselves.

Rights of Englishmen

colonists felt their traditional rights (trial by jury, privacy in their homes) were being violated by the king and parliament.

The french and indian war

-What happened: British fought France for control of North America (Ohio river valley) Britain won.

-the result: Britain went deep into debt. they decided to tax the colonists to pay for the war and the troops kept in America

Proclamation of 1763

-The law: King George III drew a line down the Appalachian mountains. colonists were forbidden to settle west of the line to avoid conflict with the native Americans

-Reaction: Colonists were angry; they felt they fought for that land and had a right to live there. most ignored the law

The stamp act (1765)

-The law: A direct tax on all printed materials (newspapers, wills, playing cards).

-Reaction: massive protests. the sons of liberty formed. colonists shouted “No taxation without representation”

-Outcome: Britain repealed the act but passed the declaratory act (saying they could tax colonists if they wanted)

The Townshend acts (1767)

-The law: taxed imported goods like glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

-Reaction: Colonists Boycotted British goods. Daughters of liberty made “Homespun” cloth to replace briti