French and Indian War
The name of the global war between England and France that the French and Indian War was part of
Seven Years War
Placed taxes on molasses and sugar to help pay off debts from the French and Indian War.
Sugar Act (1765)
Colonists, disguised as Indians, raided British ships and dumped tea into the harbor as a way to protest taxes on tea.
Boston Tea Party
Term for American colonists who supported the fight for independence from Britain.
Patriots
1 hour and 40 minutes (aka 100 minutes)
Primary source of conflict between the English and French that resulted in the French and Indian War
Territorial dispute over land in the Ohio River Valley
Required colonists to provide food and shelter for British troops
Quartering Act (1765)
British soldiers fire into a crowd of colonists, killing 5 and further angering the colonists.
Boston Massacre
Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the American colonies.
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Leader of the American Revolution (commander of the army)
George Washington
Forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
British law that stated Parliament had the power to make laws and tax the American colonies
Declaratory Act (1766)
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine arguing for American independence from Britain.
Common Sense
Battle that forced the British to surrender, ending the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Yorktown
British policy of loosely enforcing laws in the American colonies which allowed the colonists to govern themselves with minimal interference
Pontiac's War or Pontiac's Rebellion
Taxes on imported materials such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. Led to many boycotting British goods.
Townshend Act
Meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies in Philadelphia to discuss British violations and tensions. They write the "Declaration of Rights" to King George III expressing their grievances.
First Continental Congress
Battle that was a turning point because after American victory, the French agreed to help the colonists.
Battle of Saratoga
Enlightenment thinker who argued that all individuals are born with natural rights that a government can never take away -- life, liberty, and property. (influenced the leaders of the American revolution)
John Locke
Plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin and other delegates in 1754 that aimed to unite the 13 colonies to help coordinate and pay for troops in the French and Indian War (it was rejected)
Albany Plan of Union
Idea that British Parliament represented the interests of all British subjects, including the colonists, so it did not matter if they had a representative in Parliament.
virtual representation
Radical political organization that fought against British rule and taxation by protesting, boycotting, and rioting.
Sons of Liberty
The document that says “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights… life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Declaration of Independence (1776)
Idea that citizens agree to give up some of their individual freedoms in exchange for the government's protection of their rights. If a government fails to protect those rights, the citizens have a right to overthrow the government.
Social Contract