VOCABULARY
Colonial citizens who were against British rule were known as what?
Patriots
Other name for the Seven Years' War
French and Indian War
This act required colonists to pay taxes on every page of printed paper, playing cards, and newspaper that they used.
Stamp Act
This movement emphasized reason, science, and the potential of the individual
The Enlightenment
Other name for the American Revolution
Revolutionary War
Colonists who supported and stayed loyal to the British monarchy were known as what?
Loyalists
British government issued this______. Prohibited colonial settlement WEST of the Appalachian mountains
Proclamation of 1763
This act made it where colonists could not ship sugar and molasses.
Sugar Act
This individual was a prominent Enlightenment thinker in America, who rose from humble beginnigns to becoming a leading statesman
Benjamin Franklin
What did the pamphlet, Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine argue for?
Immediate independence from Britain and the establishment of a republic
A riot in Boston arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, where the troops fired on the mobs and killed many.
Boston Massacre
This officially ended the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France
Treaty of Paris of 1763
A set of laws passed in order to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
Which Enlightenment think was frequently cited by colonial leader in their arguments for resistance (ideas on natural rights)
John Locke
George Washington
Political activist group who organized protests and boycotts against British goods.
What was an outcome of the Seven Years' War? Hint: Think cause of the AR
Massive debt
An act passed by the British Parliament that required the American colonies to provide housing foods, and other supplies to British soliders.
Quartering Act
How did religious beliefs influence the American Revolution?
Possible Answers:
Protestant work ethic and the belief in a covenant with God
Americans were destined to be free and independent people
Religious leaders often framed the fight for independence in moral and spiritual terms.
Declaration of Independence
Group of Colonial people who organized and participated in boycotts of British goods and produced homespun cloth as a form of protest against British policies.
The Daughters of Liberty
The growing population of the British colonies pushed into this interior region.
Ohio River Valley
Series of taxation laws on British imported goods such as glass, lead, paper, and tea.
Townshend Acts
The final attempt at reconciliation before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War (but it failed)
The Olive Branch Petition
This battle led to a decisive victory that convinced France to formally ally with the American cause.
The Battle of Saratoga