unit 3 apush vocab

impressed

British enlisted or drafted in modern terms to go fight in the French indian war

quartering

american colonists had to house soldiers that needed a place to stay while fighting in the war

Proclamation of 1763

forbid colonies from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains, (faced a lot of backlash)

Virginia Resolves

a series of revolutions by Patrick Henry that said only virginia could tax virginia

Stamp act congress

delegated from 9 colonies met to petition the king. Led to riots in big cities like boston

Sons of liberty

terrorized stamp agents + British officials.

Tea act of 1773

a British law designed to bail out the struggling British East India Company by allowing it to sell tea directly to the colonies, undercutting other suppliers and colonial merchants

boycott

to protest a product or idea by not supporting or buying from it

Coercive acts/Intolerable acts

a series of acts against MA designed to convince MA back to compliance with Imperial Law

seven years war/ french indian war

war going on for 2 years in north america then another 7 years once europe became involved. Colonists against french and indians. started over control of ohio river valley

mercantilism

an economic system where colonies existed to enrich the mother country, limiting economic independence

rights of british subjects

Colonists believed they were entitled to the same rights as Englishmen back in Britain including taxation. when this seemed to be denied, resentment grew.

liberty

a central idea for colonists, meaning political freedom, self rule, and protection from arbitrary authority

colonial independence/ patriot movement

the growing movement in the 1760-1770s where colonists resisted british policies (ie stamp,tea,intolerable acts) and pushed for self government

benjamin franklin

inventor/diplomat, proposed albany plan of union; secured french aid in revolution

george washington

virginian leader, fought in 7 year was, commander of Continental Army in revolution

american revolution

(1775-1783) war for independence; colonies break from britain, win with treaty of paris

communities of correspondence

the first institution of american colonies communication, established in Massachusetts towns

loyalist,royalists, or tories

Supported GB/King

patriots, revolutionaries

supported colonial goods and independence

“THe association”

the people involved in the first continental congress

Lexington

Concord

Paul Revere

Boston Tea Act

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