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20 Cards in this Set
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Albany Plan of Union |
proposed by Benjamin Franklin; an attempt to create "one general government" for the 13 colonies |
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Treaty of Paris |
1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian War |
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Proclamation of 1763 |
meant to protect Indians in the western lands; forbade colonists from settling west (they ignored it and went west anyway!) |
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Sugar Act |
put new lower tax on molasses and made it easier for British officials to bring colonial smugglers to trial |
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Stamp Act of 1765 |
placed new duties on legal documents, newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, etc. |
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petition |
a formal written request to someone in authority, signed by a group of people |
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boycott |
refuse to buy certain goods and services |
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repeal |
to cancel (as in law or act) |
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Townshend Acts |
taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea |
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writs of assistance |
legal documents that allowed British custom officers to inspect ship's cargo without giving a reason |
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Sons of Liberty |
led by Samuel Adams, a group of angry colonists who protested British policies |
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"the shot heard round the world" (Ralph Waldo Emerson) |
the first shot fired at Concord; began the Revolutionary War |
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Intolerable Acts |
series of laws passes in 1774 to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party |
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First Continental Congress |
1774 meeting in Philadelphia of delegates from 12 of 13 colonies |
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Boston Tea Party |
protest against British taxation by Samuel Adams and Sons of Liberty |
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Quebec Act |
set up a government for Canada and protected the rights of French Catholics; made the American colonists even more angry |
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committee of correspondence |
letter-writing campaign that became a major tool of communication and protest in the colonies |
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Quartering Act |
law requiring colonists to provide housing, candles, bedding, and beverages to soldiers stationed in the colonies |
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Boston Massacre |
1770 clash between colonists protesting the Quartering Act and panicked British soldiers; 5 colonists were killed, including Samuel Maverick, age 17, and Crispus Attucks, an African American sailor |
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Mercy Otis Warren |
wrote plays that were published in colonial newspapers that made fun of British officials, her writings helped spur colonists into action |
