Met in NYC with 27 delegates from 9 colonies in 1765; caused an uprising because there was no one to sell to- helped with colonial unity and the act was repealed in 1766.
What is the Stamp Act Congress
100
Law passed by Britain to force colonist to pay taxes to house and feed British Soldiers
What is the Quartering Act
100
The Colonists declared that they had no one representing them in Parliament, so Parliament had no right to tax the. This teory of popular government eventually led to revolutionary consequences.
What is No Taxation without Representation
100
Patriot of the American Revolution; swayed his countrymen to take revolutionary action against England. Secon President of the United States from 1796-1800.
Who is John Adams
100
Group of French Protestants taht existed from 1560-1629. Persecuted towards the end of King Francis I's reign.
Who are the Huguenots
200
Started by Samuel Adams in Boston in 1772 to spread propaganda and secret information by letters
What is the Committees of Correspondence
200
Passed by Parliament in 1765, it requried the colonists to pay for a stamp to go on deeds, mortgages, liquor licenses, etc. Repealed in 1766
What is the Stamp Act
200
War fought by the French and English on American soil over control of the Ohio Rivver Valley. The English defeated the French in 1763.
What is the French and Indian War
200
Called the "Penman of the Revolution". A master propagandist and an engineer of rebellion. Weak in appearance, but a strong politician and leader.
Who is Samuel Adams
200
Indian Chief who led post war flare-up in the Ohio River Valley and Great Lakes Region in 1763. His actions led to the Proclamation of 1763
Who is Pontiac
300
Convention that met for 7 weeks in 1774 in Philadeplphia and was the colonists response to the Intolerable Acts
What is the First Continental Congress
300
The first law ever passed by Parliament, it was put in place to raise revenue in the colonies for the crown. It increased duties on foreign sugar.
What is the Sugar Act of 1764
300
According to this doctrine, the colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country; they should add to its wealth, prosperity, and self sufficency. The settlers were expected to produce products needed in England.
What is Mercantilism
300
"King of the Smugglers" . A wealthy Massachusetts merchant that was important in persuading the American colonies to declare their independence from England.
Who is John Hancock
300
French explorer who sailed to the West Indies, Mexico, and Panama. Explored the St. Lawrence River and settled Quebec.
Who is Samuel de Champlain
400
An organization established in 1765 whose members resisted the Stamp Act of 1765, and later continued to remain active in resistance movements
What are the Sons of Liberty
400
Passed in 1774 following the Boston Tea Party, they were considered unfair because they effected all colonies by the Boston Port Act, which closed Boston Harbor
What are the Intolerable Acts
400
To abstain from using, buying, or dealing with.
What is Boycott
400
British commander during the French and Indian War. Attempted to capture Fort Duquesne in 1755, and was defeated by the French and the Indians.
Who is Edward Braddock
400
What was the other name given to the French and Indian war and what were the dates of that war?
What is the seven years war; 1754–1763
500
English legislative body based in London that governed and controlled the economy of the American colonies
What are the Boards of Trade
500
Passed between the late 1600s and early 1700s by the British, these laws required that all imports and expoerts must be shipped in colonial or English ships, as well as other tax laws.
What are the Navigation Acts
500
Legislation passed by the colonial assemblies conflicted with British regualtions, and was then declared void by the Privy Council.
What is a Royal Veto
500
A British leader in the London government from 1757-1758. Earned the name "Organizer of Victory"; led and won a war against Quebec, and a city in Pennsylvania is anmed after him.
Who is William Pitt
500
Responsible for naming Louisiana; the first European to float down the Mississippi river to the tip from Canada