Events Part 1
The direct tax that the British government placed on newspapers, books, playing cards, and documents sold in the colonies - 1765
Stamp Act
American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won
Patriots
The British enforced this line to lessen conflict between White Settlers and Native Americans after the end of the French and Indian War:
The Proclamation Line of 1763
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought -- MORE IMPORTS THAN EXPORTS
Mercantilism
slogan that reflected the colonists' belief that they should not be taxed because they had no direct representatives in Parliament
"no taxation without representation"
(March 5, 1770) Colonists gathered outside the Boston customs house. Colonists and redcoats taunted each other and insulted each other. Snowballs, rocks, and oyster shells were thrown by the Boston mob. British shots were fired killing five colonists. Stirred up anti-British feelings.
Boston Massacre
American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
Loyalists
This pamphlet sold over 100,000 copies in its first few months, making it one of the most widely circulated works in colonial America.
Common Sense
a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations - Example: Tax on tea
Indirect Tax
Also known as the Seven Years War, it was a war between The French and the British in the colonies over land in the Ohio Valley region. The British and French both have Indian Allies (British have the Iroquois). British end up winning
French and Indian War
In retaliation for the Tea Party, the British passed several punitive acts aimed at bringing the colonies back into submission to the King - the British called them the Coercive Acts
Intolerable Acts
A radical political organization for colonial independence which formed in 1765 after the passage of the Stamp Act. The leaders included Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, the members included Boston shop-keepers, artisans, and laborers
Sons of Liberty
A law passed by Parliament in 1764 that placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies, also called harsh punishment of smugglers.
The Sugar Act
a tax paid by the person or organization on whom it is levied - Example: Income Tax
Direct Tax
This 1775 document was the colonies’ final attempt to make peace with King George III before committing to full rebellion.
Olive Branch Petition
1773 - a group of men (The Sons of Liberty) dressed up like Mohawk Indians with hatchets and marched to the harbor, boarded ships, and dumped 343 chests of tea into the water
Boston Tea Party
The assemblies of Massachusetts and Virginia set up this organization to communicate with other colonies about this and other threats to American liberties. By 1774, such committees formed a buzzing communication network linking leaders in nearly all the colonies.
Committees of Correspondance
This conflict in 1775 began when British troops marched to seize colonial weapons stored in Massachusetts.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson declared the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to be THESE KIND OF RIGHTS
Unalienable
A 1763 conflict between Native Americans and the British over the settlement of Indian lands in the Ohio River Valley after the French & Indian War
Pontiac's War
This 1775 gathering of colonial delegates managed the war effort, appointed George Washington as commander, and eventually drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from the colonies called in to discuss their response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress
Arrangements were made by the British government that forced American colonists to provide food and shelter for the British troops during the Revolutionary War.
The Quartering Act
This term refers to Britain’s policy of lightly enforcing trade rules before the Revolution, a policy that later ended and angered colonists.
Salutary Neglect
Sent to explain why colonists were taking up arms, this 1775 document followed the Olive Branch Petition and justified military action against Britain.
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms?