Vocabulary
the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives
habitat
name given to the colonists who supported King George and Great Britain. They wanted to remain citizens of Great Britain.
Loyalists
name of the young colonist who built Fort Necessity and led troops in attacks against the French
George Washington
one of the founding members of the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
name of the escaped slave who was killed during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
to refuse to buy or do business with
boycott
name given to the colonists who opposed King George and Great Britain. They wanted their independence.
Patriots
names of the countries that gained land from the French as a result of the French and Indian War
Spain and Great Britain
name of the law that placed a tax on all printed documents, including playing cards
Stamp Act
name given to the organized groups that wrote letters to keep the colonies informed of British actions and how the colonists were responding
Committees of Correspondence
putting in place, or forcing, by a government order
imposing
Paul Revere
name given to the area of land that was the focus of the land dispute between the French and the British
Ohio River Valley
name given to Great Britain's law-making assembly
Parliament
name of the British company that the Tea Act benefitted
British East India Company
cancelled or withdrawn
repealed
lawyer who defended the British soldiers who were arrested after the Boston Massacre
John Adams
name of the document that was signed that ended the French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris
name given to the group of colonists who made a type of cloth called "homespun" and made "liberty tea" from herbs and berries so the colonists could boycott British products
Daughters of Liberty
name given to the group of colonists who met in Philadelphia to discuss how they should respond to the Coercive Acts
First Continental Congress
to make peace with; to become friendly again after a disagreement or conflict
reconcile
Native American chief who organized an extremely large group of Native Americans to fight the British after the French and Indian War
Pontiac
name of the order that set aside land west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans
Proclamation of 1763
name of the tax placed on tea, paper, glass, paint, lead, and other imported goods
Townshend Acts
name 2 ways that the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts punished the colonies
1. closed Boston Harbor
2. banned town meetings
3. sent more British soldiers to live in Boston