Vocabulary
military force made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in emergencies
militia
to refuse to buy items in order to protest
boycott
he started the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
December 16, 1773 3 ships
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
1770
to change the religious beliefs of someone
convert
to go against or disregard
violate
he was a propagandist who drew "join or die"
Ben Franklin
banned town meetings in Massachusetts
Coercive Act
Sugar Act
1764
a partnership
alliance
incoming money from taxes or other sources
revenue
his goal was to open the Ohio River Valley and conquer French Canada
William Pitt
colonists had to house British soldiers
Quartering Act
French and Indian War begins
1754
to cancel an act or law
repeal
a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual
effigy
he set up Fort Necessity
George Washington
this kept colonists on the coast and helped remove a source of conflict with the Native Americans
Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Paris
1763
a good that people buy and sell
commodity
to take control of
occupy
he set up the Proclamation of 1763
King George III
this marked the end of France as a power in North America
Treaty of Paris
Townshend Acts
1767