Vocabulary Terms
What is colonzation
The process of establishing control over another territory and sending people to settle there
What is the political system?
Political System: The way a society organizes and distributes power, makes decisions, and governs its people
What is the sugar act?
Sugar Act (1764): Tax on sugar and other goods; first act to raise revenue from colonies
What are the Sons of Liberty?
Sons of Liberty: Secret organization of colonial patriots who organized protests
What did king lll serve as?
King George III: British monarch during American Revolution who refused colonial demands
What is mercantilism
Economic policy where colonies exist to benefit the mother country through trade restrictions and resource extraction
What is common good, and for whom did the common good apply for?
Common Good: Actions and policies that benefit the entire community rather than just individuals
Applied to all people.
When was the stamp act?
1765
What are the Daughters of Liberty?
Daughters of Liberty: Women who supported boycotts through making homemade goods
What did George Washington serve as?
George Washington: Commander of Continental Army; first U.S. President
Taxation with represation background information?
British policy of imposing taxes on colonies without allowing them representation in Parliament
What is the democratic government?
Democratic Government: A system where power comes from the people, who have a voice in decision-making
Who was the quartering act for?
The British soldiers being taken care of by colonists.
What is boycotting?
Boycott: Refusing to buy British goods as protest
What did Thomas Jefferson serve as?
Thomas Jefferson: Primary author of Declaration of Independence; third U.S. President
What are the differences of patriots and loyalists?
Patriots: Colonists who supported independence from Great Britain
Loyalists: Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain
What is the authoritarian government?
Authoritarian Government: A system where power is concentrated in the hands of a few leaders who control without citizen input
What is the Townshend act, what year did it apply?
Townshend Acts (1767): Taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
What is the Boston tea party?
Boston Tea Party: Protest where colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor
What did benjamin Franklin serve as?
Benjamin Franklin: Diplomat, inventor, and negotiator of French alliance
WHat is sovernigty?
And was it favored by U.S presidents?
Sovereignty: The power of a nation to govern itself independently
Yes/No.
What is the Salutary Neglect?
Salutary Neglect: British policy of loose enforcement of colonial rules before 1763
Intorable acts were only applied to some citizens.
T/F
False
What is the homespen movement?
Homespun Movement: Making clothes at home instead of buying British textiles
What did Samuel Adams serve as?
Samuel Adams: Leading revolutionary who organized colonial resistance