Road to revolution

King Philip's War

King Philip’s War  was a devastating conflict in New England between Native American tribes and English colonists

Great Awakening

A religious movement that became widespread in the American colonies

Enlightenment

The age of reason. Movement that began in Europe in 1700s as people began examining the natural world

John Lock

English philosopher John Lock is typically studied for his major impact on the American Founding Fathers and modern democracy

Natural Rights

fundamental rights that all human beings are born with, and that cannot be taken away by any government or person.

Social Contract

unwritten, invisible agreement between the people in a society and their government

Allies

a person, group, or country that joins together with another for a common purpose or to help each other succeed

George Washington

Revolutionary war hero and patriot leader

French and Indian War

a conflict in North America between Great Britain and France, along with their respective Native American allies, over control of the Ohio River Valley and surrounding territories

Treaty of Paris (1763)

the official peace agreement signed on September 3, 1783, that ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as an independent nation

Pontiac’s Rebellion

a 1763 war where Native American tribes fought the British Empire to stop them from taking over their lands

Proclamation of 1763

a law issued by King George III of Great Britain on October 7, 1763, right after the end of the French and Indian War

Parliament

the supreme law-making body  in certain countries, similar to the U.S. Congress

King George III

was the King of Great Britain and Ireland during the American Revolution.

Taxation Without Representation

a government should not tax its people unless those people have elected representatives in that government

Sugar Act

a law passed by the British Parliament that placed a tax on foreign sugar, molasses, coffee, and wine imported into the American colonies

Stamp Act

a law passed by the British Parliament that forced American colonists to pay a direct tax on all paper goods and official documents

Boycott

an organized refusal to buy, use, or deal with a person, business, country, or organization as a form of protest to demand change or show disapproval

Sons of Liberty

a secret organization of American colonists formed in 1765 to protest unfair British taxes and laws like the Stamp Act

Samuel Adams

American patriot, political philosopher, and Founding Father who helped lead the British colonies toward independence.

Townshed Acts

Laws passed that placed taxes on goods imported by the American colonies.

Boston Massacre

a deadly street fight on March 5, 1770, in Boston, Massachusetts, where British soldiers shot into an angry crowd of American colonists, killing five people

Crispus Attucks

American sailor and dockworker of mixed African and Native American (Natick) descent

Propaganda

a biased or one-sided message designed to influence people's opinions, beliefs, or actions

Tea Act

 law passed by the British Parliament on May 10, 1773, that gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the tea trade in the American colonies

Boston Tea Party

A protest against the tea act in which a group of colonist boarded british tea ships and dumped tea chest into the river

Intolerable Acts

a series of harsh laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774

Quartering Acts

a series of British laws passed in 1765 and 1774 that required American colonists to provide housing, food, and supplies for British soldiers