henretta chapter 5

Britain's debt

Drastically increased after the 7 Years' War.

Increased taxes

An additional burden for British citizens and colonists.

Currency Act (1764)

Prohibited colonies from using paper money.

Salutary Neglect

A British policy towards the colonies that ended in 1763.

Stamp Act (1765)

Tax on commonly used goods, affected most colonists.

Sons of Liberty

Group that protested the Stamp Act by attacking royal officials and boycotting British goods.

Common Law

Legal framework that justified colonial resistance; colonists deserved certain rights.

The Tea Act (1773)

Bailed out the East India Company, leading to colonial resistance.

The Boston Massacre

Conflict on March 5, 1770, where British troops killed several colonists.

Committees of Correspondence

Assemblies created for colonial leaders to communicate with one another.

Olive Branch Petition

A last attempt by the colonies to avoid war with Britain, rejected by King George III.

Common Sense

Pamphlet by Thomas Paine urging America to declare independence.

Declaration of Independence

Document declaring the American colonies' independence, inspired by ideas of popular sovereignty.

Quartering Act

Colonists were required to provide food and shelter for British troops.

Townshend Acts

Taxes imposed on various goods that upset colonists, including tea.

Lexington and Concord

The first battles of the American Revolutionary War, known as the 'shot heard around the world'.

Intolerable Acts

Laws passed by Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party, punishing Massachusetts.

Nonimportation agreements

Colonial agreements to refuse buying British goods.

Daughters of Liberty

Women who played a significant role in boycotting British goods and producing homemade items.

Minutemen

Patriots armed and ready to fight the British at a moment's notice.

Self-government

The principle emphasized by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, stating that power resides with the people.