Road to Revolution Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary practice flashcards generated from the Road to Revolution unit lecture notes and study activities.

Navigation Acts

Acts requiring colonies to supply raw materials and buy British goods to enforce the economic policy of mercantilism and ensure colonial trade benefited Britain.

Mercantilism

The economic policy enforced by Great Britain through the Navigation Acts, requiring colonial trade to benefit Britain.

French & Indian War

A war over the Ohio River Valley between Britain and France that ended in a British victory, increased Britain's debt, and led to the Treaty of Paris (1763) and the Proclamation Line of 1763.

Fort Loudoun Massacre

A massacre that occurred during the conflict of the French & Indian War.

Treaty of Paris (1763)

The peace agreement ending the French and Indian War in which Great Britain gained control of Canada and all French territory east of the mississipy river.

Proclamation Line of 1763

A post-war boundary established after the French & Indian War that led to colonial anger.

Albany Plan

An early proposal to unite the colonies that encouraged colonial unity.

Stamp Act

A tax placed on printed paper that angered American colonists.

Declaratory Act

An act passed by Parliament claiming total authority over the American colonies.

Quartering Act

An act requiring American colonists to house British soldiers.

Townshend Acts

British laws that placed taxes on goods imported into the colonies.

Boston Massacre

A conflict in Boston that increased anti-British feelings among the colonists.

Boston Tea Party

A colonial event that protested the British tea tax.

Intolerable Acts

A series of laws passed to punish Boston that resulted in uniting the colonies.

Sons of Liberty

A group that led colonial protests against British actions and policies.

Common Sense

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine arguing that America should not stay with Britain, which convinced many colonists to support independence.

Thomas Paine

The author of Common Sense who convinced many colonists to support independence from Britain.

Benjamin Franklin

A founding figure who played a crucial role in drafting the Declaration of Independence.

Lexington & Concord

The opening engagements and first battles of the American Revolution.

Bunker Hill

An early Revolutionary War battle that resulted in a British victory with heavy losses.

Declaration of Independence

A document declaring colonial independence based on natural rights, consent of the governed, and the right to replace an unfair government.

Patriots

Colonists who wanted independence from Britain and opposed taxation without representation.

Loyalists

Colonists who remained loyal to Britain because they believed that the British government was needed.

Trenton/Princeton

Revolutionary War battles that boosted Patriot morale.

Saratoga

The turning point battle of the Revolutionary War because the victory convinced France to join and fight with the Patriots.

Kings Mountain

A major Patriot victory during the Revolutionary War.

Yorktown

The battle where the British surrendered, effectively ending the Revolutionary War.

Continental Army

The colonial fighting force that persevered during the war despite shortages.

Guerrilla Warfare

Hit-and-run combat tactics that helped the Patriots during the Revolutionary War.