Video Notes: The Ideological Causes of the American Revolution

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts, terms, and events from the notes on the ideological causes of the American Revolution.

Salutary Neglect

British policy of allowing colonies substantial self-government prior to mid-18th century; ended as debt grew and mercantilism was reestablished.

Mercantilism

Economic theory that colonies exist to enrich the mother country through regulated trade and resource extraction.

Seven Years' War debt

British war debt that contributed to reasserting mercantilist control and increased taxation on the colonies.

Enlightenment

Intellectual movement that promoted reason and questioned the viability of monarchical rule.

Radical Whig Ideology

Belief that an unwatched government leads to corruption, encouraging vigilance against rulers.

Internal taxation

Taxation imposed within the colonies; contrasted with external tariffs that regulated trade.

Stamp Act Congress

First organized colonial protest that argued taxation required representation in Parliament.

Virtual representation

British claim that Parliament represented all British subjects, including colonists, even without direct representation.

Non-Importation

Colonial boycott of British goods to resist taxation; promoted domestic production.

Declaratory Act

Parliament's assertion of the right to tax and legislate for the colonies in all cases whatsoever.

Townshend Duties

Duties on imported goods aimed at regulating commerce and funding royal officials.

Revenue to pay royal governors

Funds raised by Townshend duties used to pay colonial governors, provoking colonial anger.

Sons of Liberty

Intercolonial group pushing independence or home rule and opposing British policies.

Tea Act

Law that lowered tea prices but imposed an internal tax, provoking opposition.

Boston Tea Party

Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.

Coercive (Intolerable) Acts

British punitive measures in response to the Boston Tea Party to punish Massachusetts and expand control.

Boston Harbor closure

Closing the harbor until penalties were paid, crippling the colonial economy.

First Continental Congress

1774 assembly to coordinate resistance and grievances, leading to collective action like the Association.

The Association

Colonial pact to boycott British goods and produce American-made substitutes.

Lexington and Concord

First armed clashes of the American Revolution; demonstrated colonial resolve and started the war.

Minorities in War

Women and African Americans played crucial roles and influenced war dynamics.

Women in Revolution

Women produced goods, served as nurses, and supported military campaigns.

Freedom to slaves (British policy)

British promise of freedom to enslaved people who fought for them, weakening Loyalist support in the South.

American advantages

Loyalty to the cause and knowledge of the land gave Americans early strategic advantages.

British advantages

Military experience and financial stability of Britain provided early advantages in the war.