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Act
A document from England stating laws, etc.
Civil Disobedience
A protest where people peacefully disobey their government demanding more rights.
Impose
To force something unwelcomed or unkown to be put into place.
Treaty of Paris 1763
Ended the French and Indian wars.
mercantilism
The economic belief that for a country to be rich and successful, it should export more than it imports and have the colony send lots of resources back.
Articles of Confederation
an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775 advocating for independence from Great Britian.
"No taxation without representation"
A slogan summarizing the 27 colonial grevances of the American colonists.
Treaty of Paris 1783
Formally ended the Revolutionary war.
Christopher Columbus
Boycott
A rebellious way of refusing to use something out of protest.
Consent
An agreement from the government to do something.
Proclamation of 1763
A rebellion by Native Americans that closed the idea of Westward Expansion.
tyranny
Oppresive, communist, and self appointed government.
New England Colonies
Colonies made and settled by Great Britian, these colonies had lots of religious purposes to them.
Casualty of War
Someone dying in battle/war.
Continental Congress
A group of delegates acting for the 13 American Colonies.
seize
to take hold of something suddenly and forcefully.
Unalienable rights.
"All men are created equal."
Middle colonies
These colonies had good soil good enough to farm by slave labor. These colonies had mild weather as well.
Civic Virtue
The harvesting of habits important for the success of the community.
A real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment.
Sons of Liberty
A revolution organization that rebelled secretly against England, responsible for the Tea Party.
Writs of assistance.
Court orders that authorized officers to search contraband and property.
Georgia
The King favored to make Georgia because it was a barrier from the Spanish and because it was a good place for debtors released from jail to restart their lives.