vocab
1795; agreement to end a dispute between the two countries over land settlement and Mississippi River trade; signed by the U.S. and Spain
what is Pinckney's Treaty?
played a major role in the Albany Congress and soon became Massachusetts governor; opposed many of the reform efforts that followed the French and Indian War
who is Thomas Hutchinson?
a plan made to coordinate colonial defense; developed by Benjamin Franklin when the 7 colonies met; 1754
what is the Albany Plan of Union?
1766; stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain; accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act
what is the Declaratory Act?
issued by the British, royal announcement that declared the boundaries of settlement for colonists
what is the Proclamation of 1763?
Economic policy of England. They wanted to increase profit by using the colonies for raw materials, and creating a monopoly.
What is mercantilism?
man who formed the first presidential cabinet and was known for leading the Continental Army in victory over the British in the American Revolution
who is George Washington?
passed by British Parliament in 1764, taxed sugar and decreased taxes on molasses in British colonies in America and the West Indies
what is the Sugar Act?
an act passed in 1765 that required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies
what is the Quartering Act?
the main effect of the Seven Years War for the English
the amount of debt nearly destroyed the English government, even after dominating the colonial outposts
the belief that a Supreme being created the world but then left it alone
what is Deism?
a man known as one of the founding fathers of the United States and was a Massachusetts delegate ; served under G.W.
who is John Adams?
a street-brawl turned deadly riot on March 5, 1770 between American colonists and British soldiers
paved the way for the American Revolution
what is the Boston Massacre?
a law passed in 1765 that all legal documents and printed papers used in the American colonies had to have an official stamp ; taxed by the British
what is the Stamp Act?
Britain's policy to relax the enforcement of strict regulations, particularly trade laws; initiated by prime minister Robert Walpole
what is Salutary Neglect?
president of the Second Continental Congress and first person to sign the DOI
who is John Hancock?
1763; the first major test of the new British imperial policy; an attempt by an alliance of some Native American Indian tribes to prevent Great Britain from occupying the land previously claimed by France
what is Pontiac's Rebellion?
1767; new taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea; passed by the British government on the American colonies
what are the Townshend Acts?
proposed the Sugar and Stamp Acts in the colonies to provide revenue for the debt of the French and Indian War and to maintain Britain's expanding empire in America
who is George Greenville?
1763; prohibited British settlers from settling west of Appalachian Mountains
what is the Proclamation of 1763?
1774; passed by the British Parliament to institute a permanent administration in Canada replacing the temporary government created at the time of the Proclamation of 1763; gave the French Canadians complete religious freedom and restored the French form of civil law
what is the Quebec Act?