Road to Revolution

King Philip's War

A conflict between Native American inhabitants and English settlers in New England from 1675 to 1676, resulting in significant casualties and shifting power dynamics.

Great Awakening

A series of religious revivals in the American colonies during the 18th century, emphasizing individual piety and a personal relationship with God, leading to increased religious diversity.

Enlightenment

An intellectual movement in the 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason, scientific thought, and individual rights, influencing revolutionary ideas about government and society.

John Lock

A 17th-century English philosopher whose writings on government and natural rights influenced Enlightenment thought, particularly the concepts of life, liberty, and property.

Natural Rights

Fundamental rights believed to be inherent to all humans, including life, liberty, and property, that cannot be taken away by government.

Social Contract

An implicit agreement among individuals to form a society and abide by its rules in exchange for protection of their natural rights, establishing the legitimacy of government authority.

Allies

Countries or groups that support each other in conflict or war, providing military or diplomatic assistance.

George Washington

First President of the United States and commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He played a crucial role in securing independence from Britain.

French and Indian War

This was the same as King Philips’s War

Treaty of Paris (1763)

In 1763 Britain and France signed the Treaty of Paris,officially ending the war.

Pontiac’s Rebellion

It began in May 1763 when his forces attacked British forts on the frontier.

Proclamation of 1763

This law banned British settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Parliament

A law-making body

King George III

He lost the 13 colonies.

Taxation Without Representation

The British were taxing colonists for no reason.

Sugar Act

It was passed to raise money from the colonies for Britain.

Stamp Act

This act required colonists to pay for an official stamp,or seal, when they bought paper items.

Boycott

It was a protest in which people refused to buy British goods.

Sons of Liberty

It was a secret group during the Stamp act.

Samuel Adams

He agreed with Otis about how the taxes were given without consent.

Townshend Acts

These acts placed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea

Boston Massacre

It was a shooting.

Crispus Attucks

He was a sailor killed during the Boston Massacre

Propaganda

A story giving only one side of the argument.

Tea Act

The tea act in 1773, which allowed the British East India Company to sell directly to the colonists.

Boston Tea Party

On the night of December 16,1773, colonists disguised as Indians sneaked onto the three tea-filled ships and dumped over 340 chests into the Boston Harbor.

Intolerable Acts

In the spring of 1774 the parliament passed the Coercive Acts. They made colonists pay for the tea, and closed the Massachusetts charter, and Royals were sent to Britain for trial.

Quartering Acts