APUSH Unit Terms 3 Quiz

For anyone in APUSH history

Treaty of Paris 1783

ended the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain and established new boundaries

Proclamation of 1763

A Proclamation from the British government which forbade British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, and which required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east.

Stamp Act

1765; Law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.

Sons (and daughters) of Liberty

Organizations that led protests, helped American soldiers, instated a boycott, and generally resisted the British

Boston Massacre

The first bloodshed of the American Revolution (1770), as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans

Tea Act

1773 act which eliminated import tariffs on tea entering England and allowed the British East India Company to sell directly to consumers rather than through merchants. Led to the Boston Tea Party.

First Continental Congress (1774)

Convention of delegates from the colonies called in to discuss their response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts. Wanted to go back to salutary neglect

Second Continental Congress (1775)

A convention of delegates from the 13 Colonies, managed the colonial war effort, sent The Olive Branch Petition, moved incrementally towards independence, adopted the Declaration of Independence, acted as the de facto national government.

Olive Branch Petition (1775)

Adopted by the Continental Congress in an attempt to avoid a full-blown war with Great Britain.

Provisions:

Affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain and entreated the king to prevent further conflict.

Historical Significance:

Rejected and the colonies were formally declared in rebellion.

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Pamphlet that encouraged the Colonists to fight the British. Target loyalists

Declaratory Act

Act passed in 1766 after the repeal of the stamp act; stated that Parliament had authority over the the colonies and the right to tax and pass legislation "in all cases whatsoever."

Republican Motherhood

An idea linked to republicanism that elevated the role of women. It gave them the prestigious role as the special keepers of the nation's conscience. Educational opportunities for women expanded due to this. Its roots were from the idea that a citizen should be to his country as a mother is to her child.

Articles of Confederation

A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Created the Northwest Territory (area north of the Ohio River and west of Pennsylvania), established conditions for self-government and statehood, included a Bill of Rights, and permanently prohibited slavery.

Shays rebellion

A series of attacks on courthouses by a small band of farmers led by Revolutionary War Captain Daniel Shays to block foreclosure proceedings.A series of attacks on courthouses by a small band of farmers led by Revolutionary War Captain Daniel Shays to block foreclosure proceedings.

virtual representation

British governmental theory that Parliament spoke for all British subjects, including Americans, even if they did not vote for its members

Quartering act

an act passed by the British that allowed British troops to live in the homes of the colonists

Coercive Acts

This series of laws were very harsh laws that intended to make Massachusetts pay for its resistance. It also closed down the Boston Harbor until the Massachusetts colonists paid for the ruined tea. Also forced Bostonians to shelter soilders in their own homes.

Townshend Acts

A tax that the British Parliament placed on leads, glass, pain and tea

Republicanism

A form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws

Committees of Correspondence

Organization founded by Samuel Adams consisting of a system of communication between Patriot leaders in New Endlang and throughout the colonies