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the area of land that surrounds the Ohio River; where Native Americans, French trappers, and English settlers fought for control during the French and Indian War
Ohio River valley
a belief that disputes should be resolved peacefully without war
pacifism
laws enacted upon the British colonists by the British parliament that raised taxes and made smuggling illegal
Townshend Act
Colonists called the harsh British laws created to coerce Boston to behave the
Intolerable Acts
A group of citizens trained to defend their country.
Militia
a document issued by King George III after the French and Indian War that marked land west of the Appalachians as solely for the American Indians
Proclamation of 1763
the British national legislature that makes the laws and discusses issues of the country
Parliament
colonists fighting for more freedom from King George
III during the Revolutionary War; also called Whigs
Patriots
the secret organizations in the British colonies that worked to oppose the Stamp Act
Sons of Liberty
Five colonists died and six more were injured in a disturbing event on March 5, 1770, called the
Boston Massacre
A band of angry citizens boarded British ships and threw the tea overboard in the
Boston Tea Party
Representatives from the colonies met in Philadelphia in 1774 as the
Continental Congress
the British general who fought against the French at the Battle of Quebec during the French and Indian War
James Wolfe
militia forces during the Revolutionary War who were
trained to be ready to fight at a minute’s notice
minutemen
colonists who were loyal to King George III during the
Revolutionary War; also called Tories
Loyalists
first battles of the Revolutionary War; fought on April 19, 1775
Lexington and Concord
A French military site in Pennsylvania that was captured by the British during the French and Indian War
Fort Duquesne
a law passed by Parliament in 1765 that required colonists to buy stamps with some purchases; a means of paying for the stationing of British troops after the French and Indian War
Stamp Act
refusing to use, buy, or deal with a store, company, or organization in order to express a protest
boycott
battle in June 1775 over a hill that could house cannons; British victory
Bunker Hill