Vocabulary
cannons and large guns, taken from Fort Ticonderoga
Artillery
leader of the continental army, member of both Continental Congress meetings
George Washington
a tax on sugar, molasses, and other similar items
Sugar Act
Boston Massacre
5 Americans killed after insults thrown at British troops
What is a loyalist? a patriot?
Both colonists. Loyalists are loyal to Britain, patriots wanted freedom
a refusal to buy or use goods from a specific source
boycott
created the Sons of Liberty, protested against Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, and Intolerable Acts
Samuel Adams
a tax that stated all paper for legal and commercial uses needed one of these for this law
Stamp Act
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty board three British ships to throw tea into Boston Harbor, protested the Tea Act
Explain Lexington and Concord
locations of the first battles of the war, Concord was important because they had arms and ammunition
a group of unorganized and untrained soldiers fighting for their own reasons
militia
leader of the Committee of Safety, which could call out the militia at any point they thought was necessary
John Hancock
stated that the colonists were not allowed to settle in western lands to protect alliances with the Native Americans
Proclamation of 1763
First Continental Congress
vote to ban all trade with Britain, start training troops, Georgia did not send delegates
Why did the British start controlling the colonies after the French and Indian War?
Were already in the colonies, needed revenue for war debts, wanted to protect alliances
groups that would send letters to once another to communicate about Britain's actions
committees of correspondence
only for Massachusetts, banned committees of correspondence, British troops could live wherever they wanted
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
The Battle of Bunker Hill
battle for control over Bunker's Hill, won by the British but a large cost. "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
Explain the battle of Quebec (French and Indian War)
turning point of the war for the British, lead to controlling all of Canada a year later
allowed the British to board colonial ships and check for smuggled goods under the Sugar Act
writs of assistance
British, was appointed governor of Massachusetts under the Intolerable Acts
Thomas Gage
stated that the British Parliament had full authority or power over the colonies
Declaratory Act
French and Indian War
part of the Seven Years' War, a fight for land control in the colonies
Name one that happened after the Treaty of Paris
Britain claimed all land east of Mississippi River, France loses all power in America, Florida is given to Spain, Spain gets New Orleans and Louisiana