Unit 1
Salutary Neglect
England's hands-off approach to colonial governance.
Committees of Correspondence
Colonial network for sharing information and coordinating resistance.
The Shot Heard "Around" the World
First shot of the Revolutionary War at Lexington.
French vs Indian War
Conflict between England and France over North American territory.
Tea Act
Law allowing British East India Company to sell tea exclusively.
Second Continental Congress
Assembly that managed colonial war efforts and governance.
Proclamation of 1763
England's ban on colonial expansion west of Appalachians.
Boston Tea Party
Colonists protested tea taxes by dumping tea into harbor.
Olive Branch Petition
Colonial request for peace with King George III.
No Taxation Without Representation
Colonial grievance against British taxation without consent.
Intolerabe Acts
British laws punishing colonies after the Boston Tea Party.
British East India Company
Monopoly on tea trade in the American colonies.
Boston Massacre
Incident where British soldiers killed five colonists.
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere's warning of British troops approaching Lexington.
Colonial cultures
Unique societal development in the American colonies.