Acts
King George III
1760-1820 King of Great Britain during the entire Revolution Era
Sugar Act 1764
Act from British Parliament placed on foreign molasses and sugar imported into the colonies
Sons of Liberty
Created by Samuel Adams. Group organized in Boston to lead protests against the British taxes. Wanted to boycott British actions.
Stamp Act 1765
Act from British Parliament placed on all paper products and legal documents
Declaratory Act
1766
Stated that Parliament had the right to pass any law concerning the colonies, including raising taxes
Townshend Act
1767
Series of laws, enacted by Parliament, placed on several items (paint, lead, paper, glass, tea) not produced in the colonies, increased power of Customs Officials
Boston Massacre
March 5, 1770- protesting Taxes, colonists taunted British Soldiers resulting in death of 5 colonists.
Tea act 1773
Act of British Parliament that was enacted to save the British East India Company from financial ruin. Lowered tax on tea and granted monopoly on tea production to East India Trade company
Boston Tea
Party
Dec. 6, 1773, Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots throwing tea into the Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.
Coercive Acts
Series of Laws enacted by British Parliament: Suspended Charter of Massachusetts, provided for British official accused of crimes in Mass would be tried in Britain, quartering of soldiers, closed Boston ports, etc. Intended to punish Boston for the “Tea Party”
Quebec Act
Pact of Parliament that granted French Canadians the right to keep their own laws, language, and Roman Catholic faith as well as extended the Canadian boarders southward to the Ohio River
Patrick Henry
Outspoken member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who inspired colonial patriotism with his “give me liberty or give me death”
Paul Revere
American patriot responsible for organizing and leading group of colonists that destroyed the tea belonging to the British East India Company. Rode from Boston to Lexington and Concord to warn colonists of British soldiers
First Continental
Congress
Met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania fall 1774 following Coercive Acts to discuss problems and promote American independence.
Proclamation of 1763
Colonists can not move west of the Appalachian Mountains
Loyalists
Colonists who wanted to remain part of Great Britain
Colonial Region with Rocky soil and harsh winters
Northern Colonies (New England Colonies)
Colonial Region with the most diverse (Dutch, German, Swedish) population and open to freedom of religion
Middle Colonies
Pontiac's Rebellion
Native Americans' attempt to take over British forts in the Midwest. Failed, but led to the British issuing Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Ended the French and Indian War gave Great Britain all of French "North American" territory
Patriots
Colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain
Colonial Region mostly dependent on Cash Crops and large plantations
Southern Colonies
"No taxation without Representation"
Colonists argument against Great Britain for taxes when colonists had no say in Parliament
Samuel Adams
leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty
Boston Port Act
Closed the Port at Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for.
Quartering Act
Forced the citizens of Massachusetts to house and feed British soldiers in their homes.
Massachusetts Government Act
Suspended the Massachusetts Colonial Legislature until the tea was paid for
Administration of Justice Act
Guaranteed that British officials would not be tried in colonial courts for capital crimes, but extradited to Britain