Vocabulary
Americans who sided with the rebels
Who were Patriots?
The first political cartoon that united the colonies
What was Join, or Die?
Settlers were not allowed on this side of the line
What is west?
Law placing a tax on molasses
What was the Sugar Act?
He defended British officers in court.
Who was John Adams
A group of civilians trained to be ready to fight on a minute's warning
Who were minutemen?
Country that had no land in North America after the French and Indian War
What was France?
Amount of troops that were sent to enforce the Proclamation
What was 10,000 troops?
Item placed on legal documents to show the tax had been paid
What was a stamp?
He worked behind the scenes to stir up anti-British feelings.
Who was Samuel Adams?
A representative to the colonial Virginia government
Who was a burgess?
Animal on the cover of the first political cartoon
What was a snake?
Who the Proclamation was meant to protect
Who were Native Americans in the western lands?
An act passed by Parliament to tax glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea coming into the colonies
What were the Townshend Acts?
He said, "Give me liberty or give me death."
Who was Patrick Henry?
Organization formed to exchange information about British policies and American resistance
What was committees of correspondence?
Ben Franklin's proposal to create a general government for the 13 colonies
What was the Albany Plan of Union?
The cause of the Proclamation of 1763
What was Pontiac's War?
The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts collectively
What are unfair taxes?
This person wrote plays to mock the British.
Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
Taxes paid on important goods
What were duties?
The animal on the front of the first political cartoon represents this
What is the east coast of America or the colonies?
Man that defied the Proclamation of 1763
Who was Daniel Boone?
Document that allowed British officers to search ships for smuggled goods
What were writs of assistance?
He was chosen to compose the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?