Vocab
A territory settled and controlled by a distant "home" nation that holds power over it.
What is a Colony?
Created by Thomas Jefferson, the document outlined that America is free from Great Britain and established foundational American values of equality and democracy. (for white landowning men)
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Founding father and author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The 1773 protest, where the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves and dumped 342 chests of British tea into the harbor to resist British taxation.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The slogan used by colonists to argue that Britain had no right to pass taxes on them because they could not vote.
What is "No taxation without representation"?
A form of government ruled by a King or Queen. Leaders here usually gain power through family connections.
What is a Monarchy?
Laws passed by the British Parliament, such as the Stamp Act (1765), the Townshend Acts (1767, and the Tea Act (1773). Together, these forced colonists to pay fees on everyday paper, imports, and tea.
What are Harsh Taxes?
The British monarch who reigned during the American Revolution. He was accused of being a tyrant by the colonists, as he rejected their cause for peace and independence.
Who was King George III?
The political, economic, and military struggle where the 13 American colonies rejected British rule, fought for self-governance, and successfully established a new independent nation.
What is the American Revolution?
John Locke's Enlightenment idea that all people are born with fundamental freedoms to life, liberty, practicing religion, and owning property.
What are Natural Rights?
A form of government where citizens vote for their leaders.
What is a Democracy?
A series of 17th-century British trade laws that enforced strict trade restrictions on the 13 colonies.
What are the Navigation Acts?
A lifelong, determined advocate for gender equality and the abolition of slavery. Famously wrote a powerful letter to her husband titled "Remember the Ladies".
Who was Abigail Adams?
A notable example of political oppression. The 1770 violent clash between British soldiers and colonists in Massachusetts.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The cultural shift where colonists stopped seeing themselves as loyal British subjects and began unifying as a distinct nation.
Examples: patriotism, freedom, liberty
What is American Identity?
An American colonist who supported the British crown during the Revolution.
What is a loyalist?
A British policy declaring that colonists could not settle west of the Ohio River Valley to prevent further violence against natives. One result of the 7 Years' War.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
A Boston Patriot who founded the Sons of Liberty, organized colonial boycotts, and helped plan the Boston Tea Party to resist British taxes.
Who was Samuel Adams?
A military conflict starting in 1754 between the British and French over land control in North America. Resulting in a British victory, and the high costs of the war led to an increase in colonial taxes.
What is the French & Indian War?
The economic policy Britain used to build massive wealth and restrict trade between the colonies.
What is Mercantilism?
The style of combat used by the American army during the Revolutionary War. Strategies included hit-and-runs, ambushes, and the use of local geography.
What is Guerrilla Warfare?
America’s first written constitution.
- Established a Congress
- States Power > Central Government Power
- Many weaknesses (+100 points if you can name 2)
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Recognized as one of the first Black and enslaved persons in the United States to publish a book of poems. In her writings, she discussed religion, liberty, and the celebration of independence.
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
The 1786–1787 armed uprising by Massachusetts farmers that showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What was Shays' Rebellion?
Thomas Paine's argument that the 13 colonies must declare independence from Britain because it was ridiculous for a small island country so far away to rule over a massive continent.
What is Common Sense?