1754-63
Long term conflict fought between France and England with their native american allies over control of ohio river valley
French and Indian War (Seven Years War)
Tax passed in 1765, required for papers, documents, even playing cards
The Stamp Act
political organization, sometimes violent, who worked to fight taxation by the British
Sons of Liberty
a movement emphasizing scientific, political, and philosophical thought
Enlightenment
Drafted in 1776 primarily by Thomas Jefferson, and signed on July 4th.
Declaration of Independence
prohibited the colonists from settling in the land west of the Appalachian Mountains won from the F&I War
The Proclamation Line of 1763
Act passed in 1765 allows Great Britain to house troops in homes in the colonies.
The Quartering Act
street fight between patriotic mob and British soldiers in 1770
Boston Massacre
English Enlightenment philosopher who proposed ideas such as natural rights
John Locke
First battle of the Revolutionary War
Battle of Lexington and Concord
British Empire vs. Collective group of Native Americans following the 7 years war.
Pontiac's Rebellion
Passes in 1767/ Taxes on a wide range of goods including glass, lead, paint, paper,
Townsend Acts
act of protest in which American colonists dumped 342 chests of tea imported by the British East India Company into the harbor
Boston Tea Party
a belief in a higher being based on logical reasoning rather than faith alone
Deism
Although the British defeated Americans, the American Army got a morale boost because they could hold their own and inflict damage upon the British Army as well
Battle of Bunker Hill
Franklin's proposed plan to unify the colonies
Albany Plan of Union
In 1774 a collection of taxes and acts imposed as a form of punishment to the colony of Massachusetts
The Intolerable Acts / Coercive Acts
group of women who helped organize boycotts and manufactured goods to fight British taxation
Daughters of Liberty
a government form in which the power of the government is vested by the people either directly, who elect representatives
Republic
The turning point of the First battle of the Revolutionary War (the Continental Army decimated British troops and cut off their supplies)
Battle of Saratoga
Prime Minister of Great Britain who increased military resources in the colonies
William Pitt
Passed in 1766. While one tax was repealed, this stated that Parliament had control over the colonies and could impose other taxes
Declaratory Acts
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine and published in 1776 addressing the natural rights of Americans and how the British Crown was a tyrant
Common Sense
suggests that the government's and the people have a reciprocal relationship: citizens are subject to the governmental authority but the government were to protect society as a whole
Social Contract
Final battle where the British Army surrenders in the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown