Key Events and Concepts Leading to the American Revolution

A collection of flashcards focusing on key events and concepts leading to the American Revolution.

A refusal to buy or use certain goods or services is called __.

Boycott

An army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency is known as a __.

Militia

To cancel or remove a law is to __ it.

Repeal

The meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia in 1774 was called the __.

First Continental Congress

A letter-writing campaign that became a major tool of protest in the colonies is referred to as the __.

Committee of Correspondents

The site of a major British victory over the French in the French and Indian War is the __.

Plains of Abraham

An economic system in which goods and services are exchanged on a free market with minimal government interference is called __.

Free-enterprise System

A soldier who fights for pay, often for a foreign country, is known as a __.

Mercenary

The proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create a unified government for British colonies was called the __.

Albany Plan of Union

The laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party are known as the __.

Intolerable Acts

A law forbidding British colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains is known as the __.

Proclamation of 1763

The peace petition sent to King George by colonial delegates after the battle of Lexington and Concord is known as the __.

Olive Branch Petition

The incident in 1770 in which five colonists were killed by British troops is called the __.

Boston Massacre

The 1773 law that allowed the British East India Tea Company to sell tea directly to colonists is known as the __.

Tea Act

A legal document that allowed British customs officers to inspect a ship’s cargo without reason is called __.

Writ of Assistance

The conflict between Native Americans and British policies in the Great Lakes area from 1763 is known as __.

Pontiac’s War

The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from coming in or out is referred to as __.

Blockade

Colonial militia volunteers prepared to fight at a minute’s notice were known as __.

Minutemen

The laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass and tea are known as the __.

Townshend Acts

The 1763 agreement that ended the French and Indian War is called the __.

Treaty of Paris

The protest where colonists dressed as Indians dumped tea into Boston Harbor is known as the __.

Boston Tea Party

The combination of legislative powers from multiple colonies is seen in the __.

Committee of Correspondents

The belief in refusing to obey unjust laws using non-violent means is termed __.

Civil Disobedience

The British passed a series of laws in 1774 known as the __ to punish Boston after the Tea Party.

Intolerable Acts

During the French and Indian War, the British won the key battle at __ which was crucial for their victory.

Plains of Abraham

The economic system with minimal government interference is best described as the __.

Free-enterprise System