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Albany plan of union-proposed that colonies unite to form a federal gov`t.
John Adams- argued that gov`t needed checks and balances to prevent any group in society from becoming strong enough to take away the rights of the minority
Treaty of Paris- treaty ended war in 1763
John Hancock- smuggler of molasses from French colonies in Caribbean
French and Indian war-The French and English fought for dominance in Europe sense the late 1600s fighting 3 major wars between 1600s and 1748.
poster yoStamp Act- required stamps to be placed on most all pieces of paperurself
Customs Duty- taxes on imports + exports
Sugar Act- known as American Revenue act of 1764, the act changed tax rates levied on raw sugar and molasses imported from foreign colonies
Nonimportation Agreement- merchants signed pledging not to buy any British goods till parliament repealed stamp act- repealed act in 1766 replaced with declaratory act.
Sons of Liberty- (Isaac sears) organization that grew to intimidate stamp distributors
Quartering Act- forced colonies to pay more for own defense
Wrists of assistance- general search warrants that enable officers to enter any location to search for evidence of smuggling- finding evidence of smuggling
Townshend Acts- Charles Townshend introduces new regulations and taxes in 1767
Tea Act- parliament put tax on tea
Boston Massacre- Britain brought in 1000 troops to Boston to maintain order to protect customs officers. Fired into crowd and 6 people killed
Committees of Correspondence- to communicate with other colonies about British activities
Daughters of Liberty- women’s groups that stopped buying British cloth and began spinning their own rough cloth and called it homespun.
Sam Adams- passionate defender of colonial rights
Inflation- when money looses its value over time
Lobster Backs- Bostonians called British troops due to red coats.
Battle of Bunker Hill- helped to build American confidence
Patriots- people who believed the British have become tyrants
Olive Branch Petition- effort at peace to call off fighting
Loyalists- Americans backed Britain
Intolerable Acts- coercive act plus Quebec British were trying to seas control of colonial gov`t.
Paul Revere- patriot leader
First Continental Congress- all of committees of correspondence coordinating to meet
Coercive Acts- laws were intended to punish Massachusetts and end colonial challenges and to British authority
Quebec Act- act stated that governor and council appointed by king would run Quebec
Boston Tea Party- several thousand people on shore cheered as men dumped 342 chests of tea into harbor
Valley Forge- bitter cold and food shortages killed over 2500 men
Molly Pitcher- carried water to patriot gunners during battle of Monmouth.
Declaration of independence- created on 1776 unanimous declaration of the 13 United States of America
Benedict Arnold- British troops and Iroquois marching east from Lake Ontario were ambushed by Malisha and driven back by American troops
Guerilla Warfare- did not always line up for battle hid behind trees and bushes and ambushed.
Saratoga- improved American morale convinced France to commit truth to American cause
Common sense- persuasive pamphlet written by Thomas pain that attacked king George the 3d
Republic- form of gov`t where power resides with citizens and entitled to vote.
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom- no longer had official church and that state cant collect taxes for church.
Letters of Marquee- licenses to private ship owners authorizing them to attack British merchant ships
Manumission- voluntary freeing of enslaved persons
Emancipation- freedom from enslavement
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