vocabulary
a formal agreement among groups or individuals
alliance
gives complete control of a good or services
monopoly
______________ was passed: Britain had the “full power to make laws for the people of America in all cases”
The Declaratory Act
an African American sailor, who was believed to be the first to die in the American Revolution
Crispus Attucks
when The French and Indian War began in North America in 1754, the Native American's fought for both sides, but mainly they fought with who?
the French
representatives
delegates
physical isolation, closing off, or surrounding of a place
blockade
________________: King George III stated that all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to the Native Americans
Proclamation of 1763
A Boston silversmith, made a picture titled “The Bloody Massacre”
Paul Revere
what gave Britain most of Canada and all French lands east of the Mississippi River?
The Treaty of Paris
the lawmaking branch of the British government
parliament
the act of housing, lodging, or accommodation
quarter
1764- Parliament passed ____________This taxed all sugar and molasses brought into the colonies from the West Indies
The Sugar Act
this person organized the first Committee of Correspondence
Samuel Adams
October 1765- representatives from 9 colonies met in New York City and became known as the Stamp Act Congress, they came up with the phrase:
“No Taxation Without Representation”
a public announcement
proclamation
specifically trained men that were to assemble and fight "at a minute's warning”
"minutemen"
__________________ taxed on many paper items in the colonies: (examples: newspapers, legal documents, playing cards - all had to have a special stamp
The Stamp Act (1765)
this person was accused of treason when fighting for colonists freedom
Patrick Henry
Name ways the sons & daughters of liberty boycotted all British goods:
- Sons of Liberty- captured British workers who tried to collect the tax
- Daughters of Liberty- spun cloth instead of buying British cloth
a plan for spending money
budget
sudden and complete change of government
revolution
___________________: taxed imports (examples: glass, tea, paint, and paper)
1767- The Townshend Acts
leader of the British government, made laws for the country of Britain & controlled the colonies
King George III
The French and Indian War changed relations between the colonists and Britain by:
Leading to tighter control on the colonists and their freedom
Leading to taxation & less freedom with their money