Vocabulary
The process of establishing control over another territory and sending people to settle there
what is Colonization
Commander of Continental Army; first U.S. President
who is George Washington
Actions and policies that benefit the entire community rather than just individuals
what is Common Good
Gave British East India Company monopoly on tea sales
what is Tea Act (1773)
Colonial protest where tea was dumped into Boston Harbor
what is the Boston Tea Party
Colonists who supported independence from Great Britain
Who are Patriots
Diplomat, inventor, and negotiator of French alliance
who is Benjamin Franklin
The way a society organizes and distributes power, makes decisions, and governs its people
what is Political System
Tax on sugar and other goods; first act to raise revenue from colonies
what is Sugar Act (1764)
Conflict between Britain and France over North American territory
what is the French and Indian War
Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain
Who is Loyalists
Primary author of Declaration of Independence; third U.S. President
who is Thomas Jefferson
A system where power comes from the people, who have a voice in decision-making
what is Democratic Government
Required colonists to pay tax on printed materials
what is Stamp Act (1765)
Document formally declaring separation from Britain
what is the Declaration of Independence
Economic policy where colonies exist to benefit the mother country through trade restrictions and resource extraction
what is Mercantilism
British monarch during American Revolution who refused colonial demands
who is King George III
Rights that all humans are born with (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness)
what is Natural Rights
Taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
what is Townshend Acts (1767)
Colonial meeting to address British actions
what is the First Continental Congress
Representative body formed by colonies to coordinate their resistance to British rule
what is Continental Congress
Leading revolutionary who organized colonial resistance
who is Samuel Adams
The idea that government's power comes from the agreement of the people being governed
what is Consent of the Governed
Punitive laws passed after Boston Tea Party, including:
Closing Boston Harbor
Restricting Massachusetts government
Allowing troops to be quartered in homes
Moving trials to Britain
what is Intolerable Acts (1774)
Ended Revolutionary War; Britain recognized American independence
what is the Treaty of Paris