Key Vocabulary
What is colonization?
The process of establishing control over another territory and sending people to settle there
Political System?
The way a society organizes and distributes power, makes decisions, and governs its people
What is Sugar Act (1764)?
Tax on sugar and other goods , first act to raise revenue from colonies
What is Sons of Liberty?
Secret organization of colonial patriots who organized protests
What is King George III?
British monarch during American Revolution who refused colonial demands
What is Mercantilism?
Economic policy where colonies exist to benefit the mother country through trade restrictions and resource extraction.
Who benefits from common good actions and policies?
the entire community rather than just individuals
What is the Stamp Act (1765)?
Required colonists to pay tax on printed materials
What are the Daughters of Liberty?
Women who supported boycotts through making homemade goods
Who was George Washington?
Commander of Continental Army; first U.S. President
what are the Taxation without representation?
British policy of imposing taxes on colonies without allowing them representation in Parliament.
What is democratic Government?
A system where power comes from the people, who have a voice in decision-making
What is the Quartering Act (1765)?
Required colonists to house and supply British soldiers
What is Boycott?
Refusing to buy British goods as protest
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Primary author of Declaration of Independence; third U.S. President
What were the important reasons why the patriots were against the British?
Colonists who supported independence from Great Britain
What is an Authoritarian Government?
A system where power is concentrated in the hands of a few leaders who control without citizen input
What is Townshend Acts (1767)?
Taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
What caused the Homespun movement?
Making clothes at home instead of buying British textiles
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Diplomat, inventor, and negotiator of French alliance
Why did the loyalists decide to continue supporting Great Britain?
Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain
What are Natural Rights?
Rights that all humans are born with (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness)
What is the Tea Act (1773)?
Gave British East India Company monopoly on tea sales
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
A protest where colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.
Who was Samuel Adams?
Leading revolutionary who organized colonial resistance