The Stamp Act
The British government's first reaction to how upset the colonists were by the Stamp Act
What is they were surprised that the colonists reacted poorly to this act
Location where British General James Wolfe told his troops to scale the cliffs
What is Quebec?
These laws raised taxes on paper, paint, lead, glass and tea- these laws tried to stop smuggling
What are the Townshend Acts?
colonists fighting for more freedom from King George III during the Revolutionary War; also called Whigs
What are Patriots?
the British national legislature
What is Parliament?
What is repealing the Stamp Act and passing the Declaratory Act that said Parliament can pass any tax law whenever it wanted to. (So there! Take that, colonies!)
The area of land north of the Ohio River, fought over by Native Americans, French, & English
What is the Ohio River Valley?
a band of angry citizens, led by Samuel Adams, boarded British ships and threw the cargo overboard on Dec. 16, 1773
What is the Boston Tea Party?
belief that disputes should be resolved peacefully without war
What is pacifism?
refusing to use, buy, or deal with a store, company, or organization in order to express a protest
What is a boycott?
a disturbing event caused by a mob on March 5, 1770, in which 5 colonists died and 6 were injured
What is the Boston Massacre?
What is to require the colonies to help pay for the British troops by taxing stamps
A French military site in Pennsylvania captured by the British in the French, & Indian war; General Braddock was ambushed and killed here
What is Fort Duquesne?
Representatives from the colonies met in Philadelphia in 1774 as this
What is the Constitutional Congress?
army of colonial citizens who may be called upon to serve in an emergency; trained citizens to defend their own country
What is a militia?
The British general who fought against the French during the Battle of Quebec in the French and Indian War
Who was John Wolfe?
The major complaint to this act
What is that no free man should be taxed without having a say in Parliament: “no taxation without representation”?
first battles of the Revolutionary War; fought on 4/19/1775
What are Lexington and Concord?
The document from King George III making an imaginary line across the frontier that said only native Americans could live West of Appalachian mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This secret society opposed the Stamp Act
What is the Sons of Liberty?
The area of land north of the Ohio River, fought over by Native Americans, French, & English
What is the Ohio River Valley?
Three of the colonists' responses to the Stamp Act
What are a boycott; a letter to the king requesting repeal; and forming the secret societies called the Sons of Liberty?
battle in June 1775 over a hill that could house cannon; British victory
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Boston man who defended the British soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre in 1770
Who is John Adams?
colonists who were loyal to King George III during the Revolutionary War; also called Tories
What are Loyalists?
militia forces during the Revolutionary War who were trained to be ready to fight at a minute’s notice
What are minutemen?