Miscellaneous
A war fought by French and English on American soil over control of the Ohio River Valley -- English defeated French in 1763.
What was the French and Indian War?
The commander of Virginia's frontier troops as a colonel. Left the army in 1758. Also the first President of the United States. Took office (Apr. 30, 1789) in New York City.
What was George Washington?
In 1765 Parliament passed this, requiring the colonists to pay for a tax on official documents, including deeds, mortgages, liquor licenses, playing cards, and almanacs.
What was the Stamp Act?
Written in 1776 by Thomas Paine, it was one of the most potent pamphlets ever written. It called for the colonists to realize their mistreatment and push for independence from England.
What was the Common Sense?
This 1777 turning point of the American Revolution saw British General Burgoyne defeated in New York, convincing France to join the war on the American side—shifting momentum toward colonial independence.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
This conference advocated a union of the British colonies for their security and defense against French Held by the British Board of Trade to help cement the loyalty of the Iroquois League.
What was the Albany Congress?
A member of the House of Burgesses, wrote the Declaration of Independence, was ambassador to France, and was the President of the United States of America. While President, he bought the Louisiana Purchase and had Lewis and Clark to explore it.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
In 1767 "Champagne Charley" persuaded Parliament to pass the these Acts. These acts put a light import duty on such things as glass, lead, paper, and tea. Due to its minute profits, the Acts were repealed in 1770, except for the tax on tea.
What were the Townshend Acts?
Formally approved by the Congress on July 4, 1776, this document has been a source of inspiration to countless revolutionary movements against tyranny.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
With this treaty, the British recognized the independence of the United States. It granted boundaries, which stretched from the Mississippi on the west, to the Great Lakes on the north, and to Spanish Florida on the south.
What was Treaty of Paris of 1783?
This was an English law enacted after gaining territory from the French at the end of the French and Indian War. It forbade the colonists from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Often called the "Penman of the Revolution" He was a Master propagandist and an engineer of rebellion. He organized the local committees of correspondence in Massachusetts, starting with Boston in 1772.
Who was Samuel Adams?
Passed in 1774, following the Boston Tea Party; these acts were considered unfair because they were designed to severely punish Boston in particular with the Boston Port Act.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
The theory that people are born with inalienable entitlements that cannot be violated and are not merely granted by a monarch.
What was the Natural Rights Theory?
In this battle, the British gave their final major surrender, from General Cornwallis to General Washington and the Comte de Rochambeau
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
Indian chief who led post war flare-up in the Ohio River Valley and Great Lakes Region in 1763; his actions led to the Proclamation of 1763; the Proclamation angered the colonists.
Who was Pontiac?
Nicknamed "King of the Smugglers" ; He was a wealthy Massachusetts merchant in 1776 who was important in persuading the American colonies to declare their independence from England.
Who was John Hancock?
These trade regulations were passed between late 1600s and the early 1700s by the British, requiring, for example, that all goods be transported in British ships among British ports
What were the Navigation Acts?
This was Britain's response to the Americans' claims that there be "no taxation without representation."
What was virtual representation?
This 1794 treaty between the U.S. and Britain aimed to resolve lingering post-Revolution tensions; though unpopular, it averted war and led to British withdrawal from forts in the Northwest Territory.
What was the Jay Treaty?
He was the first European to float down the Mississippi river to the tip from Canada and named Louisiana after his king Louis XIV in 1682.
Who was Robert de La Salle?
He was an American General during the Revolutionary War (1776). He prevented the British from reaching Ticonderoga. Later, in 1778, he tried to help the British take West Point and the Hudson River but he was found out and declared a traitor.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
Law passed by Britain requiring American colonists to house British soldiers; it stirred up even more resentment for the British.
What was the Quartering Act?
These were a series of articles written in New York newspapers as a source of propaganda for a stronger central government. The articles were a way for the writers to express their belief that it is better to have a stronger central government.
What were The Federalist Papers?
This 1795 agreement between the U.S. and Spain secured American navigation rights on the Mississippi River and access to New Orleans, while also settling the northern boundary of Florida—boosting western expansion and trade.
What was the Pinckney Treaty?