APUSH Unit 3 Class Notes

Covenant-Chain Alliance

Alliance between Iroquois and the colonies

Albany Plan

Ben Franklin proposes ________ of Union, confederation of 13 colonies.

Albany Conference

A series of meetings between June 19th and July 11th in 1754 discussing colonial unity and its necessity for security and defense against the French

Authority in colonies

Crown → governors → colonial assemblies → local administration

"We dont like the French"

the British

Albany Plan of Union

Ben Franklin's proposition to create a confederation of the 13 colonies; was rejected unanimously

Seven Years' War

a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria; Britain wins land from Spain and France, including the Ohio River Valley fought over in the colonies. 1754–1763

Ohio River Valley

An area of land around the Ohio River fought over by British colonists, French colonists, and Native Americans

Treaty of France

A peace treaty signed in 1763 between Britain, Prussia, France, and Spain ending the Seven Years' War

First Continental Congress

1774; made up of representatives from the 13 colonies as a union in response to the Intolerable Acts; lasted 6 months

Sons of Liberty

Political organization in 13 colonies created to advance the rights of colonists and fight taxation by British government

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Battles that started the Revolutionary War in 1775 over ammunitions storage

Second Continental Congress

Created during the Revolutionary War and intended to establish a continental army and make George Washington general

Declaration of Independence

the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain

Battle of Brandywine Creek

Battle on September 11th, 1777 when British forces won and took over Philadelphia

Battle of Saratoga

Americans defeat British at Saratoga in Autumn 1777 in decisive victory

Articles of Confederation

a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens

Shay's Rebellion

A rebellion led by farmers in the state of Massachusetts after an increase in taxes led to land foreclosures, taking away many of their farms