Mid-Chapter 4 Study Flashcards

Corresponds with Chapter 4: The Road to War in IMPACT California Grade 5 Social Studies: U.S. History

habitat

an environment that is favorable to the survival of a species

outpost

a fort or other military structure established away from the main army to help guard against surprise attacks

imposing

putting in place by a government order

Patriots

Colonists who demanded that Americans have more control of their government

Loyalists

Colonists who remained loyal to King George III and England

boycott

to refuse to do business or buy from a person, group, company, country, or product

repealed

cancelled or withdrawn

recession

a temporary downturn in business activity

French and Indian War

War ought between Britain and France in the Americas with the help of different Indian groups on both sides. Britain went into major debt because of this conflict.

George Washington

A young military colonel from Virginia became famous during the French and Indian War.

Treaty of Paris (1763)

Ended the French and Indian War; the result was that France gave up all of its American lands to Britain and Spain.

King George III

The leader of Britain during the French and Indian War, whose new taxes angered colonists

Sugar Act

Tax on colonists that made sugar products much more expensive. Any colonist who refused to pay was arrested and fined.

Stamp Act

Tax on colonists that made all printed document (including letters, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards) much more expensive. It angered the colonists.

Parliament

Law-making part of the British government

Sons of Liberty

A group of Patriot men that formed to protest the Stamp Act in Boston. Samuel Adams was a member.

Daughters of Liberty

A group of Patriot women who found ways to replace British goods with homemade items such as “homespun” cloth.

tense

stressed or full of conflict

Townshend Acts

Laws passed by British Parliament in 1767 that put new taxes on any goods made in Britain, such as tea, paper, glass, and lead

tax

Legally required payments, usually attached to purchased goods, that go to fund the government