Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests (1763-1774)

A collection of vocabulary flashcards designed to help reinforce key terms and concepts related to the lecture on Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests from 1763 to 1774.

Townshend Acts

A series of acts passed by Parliament in 1767 to impose taxes on the colonies, particularly on imports.

Boston Massacre

A deadly confrontation in 1770 between British troops and a Boston mob, resulting in the deaths of five colonists.

Tea Act of 1773

Legislation aimed to assist the financially troubled British East India Company by allowing it to sell tea directly to the colonies, impacting colonial merchants.

Coercive Acts

A series of punitive laws passed in 1774 as a reaction to the Boston Tea Party, limiting colonial autonomy.

Non-importation agreement

A collective boycott of British goods by colonists, initiated in response to the oppressive acts.

Stamp Act Congress

A meeting of representatives from various colonies in 1765 to organize opposition to the Stamp Act.

Committees of Correspondence

Networks established in the colonies to facilitate communication and coordination of resistance to British policies.

Boston Tea Party

A 1773 protest where colonists dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor as a response to the Tea Act.

Intolerable Acts

The American term for the Coercive Acts; laws established to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

East India Company

A British trading company that played a significant role in colonial trade, particularly in tea.