American History Unit 4- (Mostly) Early English Enactments

Why the colonists got so mad.

Act

A law

Quarter

To house or provide shelter

Repeal

To cancel or take back an existing law

Parliament

The legislative or lawmaking body in the British Government

Petition

A complaint about a wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

Boycott

To protest something by refusing to purchase, or buy, certain goods and.or services

Natural Rights

Basic Rights that humans are born with and cannot be taken away by anyone else

Grievance

To make a formal or official complaint about something, usually about the government

Delegate

A person chosen to represent and make decisions on behalf of, or for, a group of citizens,

King George III

During the AR he was the monarch. He heavily taxed the colonists bc of heavy debt

Benjamin Franklin

From Pennsylvania, came up with the Albany plan. Helped America gain it’s independence

Samuel Addams

Patriot from Boston, founded the Sons of Liberty. Declared independence by boycotting British Goods

George Washington

From Virginia, former British military officer, led the colonies to independence

Thomas Jefferson

Patriot from Virginia, helped America gain it’s independence. Inspired by John Locke.

John Adams

Patriot from Boston. Lawyer+ successfully defended the Redcoats from the Boston Massacre. Helped America gain it’s independence.

The French + Indian War

GB+France fought over the ORV

Proclamation of 1763

This act made it illegal to expand past the Appalachians

The Sugar Act

This act required all colonists to pay a tax on sugar and molasses.

The Stamp Act

This act required everyone to pay a tax on affiliated paper items, including playing cards

The Stamp Act Congress

Meeting of ppl from 9/13 colonies to discus their anger towards the Stamp Act

The Sons of Liberty

Were a group of people whose one goal was to protest against GB and the taxes they are opposing on the colonies.

Committee of Correspondence

Colonists groups that would go about the colonies spreading colonial resistance

Patriots vs Loyalists

Patriots wanted to revolt against GB while loyalists wanted to stay under GB’s rule

The Boston Massacre

(March 5, 1770) It was a riot turned massacre that started out w/ colonist protestors but ended w/ the Redcoats killing ppl

Monopoly

When a company gets so big they have no competition and controls an entire product

The Boston Tea Party

1773- When some colonists threw chests of British tea into the ocean

The Intolerable Acts

1774-laws used for punishing Bostonians for the Boston Tea Party

Minutemen

Patriot Civilians soldiers who were always ready to fight on short term notice

Declaration of Independence

Quite a famous document in which the 13 colonies wrote that they would break up w/ GB

No Taxation w/o Representation

An idea used a lot by the colonists stating to tax someone w/o representation is unfair

Who won the F+I War?

GB

Which document ended the F+I War