APUSH Unit 1 Vocab

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Salutary Neglect

The British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England. This led to a degree of autonomy for the colonies.

William Pitt

A British statesman whose leadership during the French and Indian War significantly increased colonial autonomy and laid the groundwork for American independence.

Albany Plan of Union

A proposal by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 for a unified government of the thirteen American colonies aimed at coordinating defense and fostering cooperation.

Join or Die cartoon

A political cartoon created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754, depicting a snake divided into segments representing the colonies, symbolizing the need for unity in the face of external threats.

Treaty of Paris 1763

A treaty that ended the French and Indian War, resulting in significant territorial gains for Britain in North America and diminishing French influence in the region.

Pontiac’s Rebellion

Armed conflict between Native American tribes and the British Empire in the Greak Lakes and Ohio Valley regions. Encroaching British colonists on native land and teachings from Neolin led them to unite and reject European goods and ideas

Proclamation of 1763

An edict issued by King George III establishing a settlement boundary along the Appalachian Mountains to prevent frontier conflict, which deeply angered land-hungry citizens

George Grenville

British Statesman and Prime Minister who imposed the Sugar and Stamp Act. His actions feuled the american revolution

writs of assistance

general, open-ended search warrants issued by British courts that allowed customs officials to inspect private property, ships, and businesses for smuggled goods without a specific warrant or probable cause

“virtual'“ representation

theory that members of the British Parliament represented the interests of all British subjects, including those in the American colonies, regardless of who voted for them.

Sugar Act

modified and lowered taxes on molasses but also ended widespread smuggling; meant to strengthen navigation acts and help pay off debt from Seven Years’ War

Stamp Act

required colonists to pay a tax on all printed goods with a stamp on it. first internal tax directly from the colonies.

Townshend Acts

series of measures meant to raise revenue in colonies. imposed new taxes on imported goods, and created board of customs commission to collect them and prevent smuggling.

Stamp Act Congress

meeting in NYC where elected delegates from 9 American colonies gathered to protest Stamp Act. “No taxation without representation”. first time americans acted together as one

Daughters of LIberty

colonial women who helped with the boycott of british goods by producing homespun goods

Sons of Liberty

secret, grassroot political organization of American colonists who protested British taxation and assert colonial rights.

Tea Act 1773

law passed by Parliament to rescue struggling British East India Company from bankrupcy by granting it direct sales on the American tea trade. colonists saw this as a way for parliament to say they had the right to tax them

Intolerable aka Coercive Acts

series of laws meant to punish Massachusetts after Boston Tea Party. Closed off Boston ports until the thrown tea was paid for and allowed soldiers to lodge in people’s houses.

Carolina Regulator Movements

movements and protests led by backcountry settlers in North carolina called Regulators seeking fairer government representation and local government