2/14/22 Flashcards
a nation that works with another nation for a common purpose
Ally
a war that took place from 1754 to 1763 that led to the end of French power in North America between France and England
French and Indian War
a proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create a unified government for the British colonies. The colonies did not agree with it
Albany Plan of Union
a 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian war and transferred much of North America from French to British control
Treaty of Paris
an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency
Militia
an agreement between nation to aid and protect one another
Alliance
Great Britain sent him to drive the French out of the Ohio River Valley who lead the British against Fort Duquesne. Died along with 1,000 others because he didn’t know the land. His nickname was bulldog.
General Braddock
General Braddock’s nickname
Bulldog
the men sent to capture Louisbourg by William Pitt renamed Fort Dusquene for Pitt
Majors Amherst and Wolfe
a formal written request to someone in authority signed by a group of people
Petition
an organized campaign to refuse to buy certain goods or services
Boycott
taken away or canceled, to do away with
Repeal
court ordered legal documents to search homes for smuggled goods, without a warrant it was apart of the Townshend Acts.
Writs of Assistance
an organization where members wrote letters to other colonists to other colonies and kept them informed about what was going on politically it was lead by Sam Adams.
Committees of Correspondence
the cousin to Sam Adams that defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre so the world would know that the colonists were fair people
John Adams
he orgainzed the secret organization called “The Sons of Liberty” and the “Committees of Correspondence” he was one of the masterminds behind the Boston Tea party.
Sam Adams
the Ottawa chief that fought against the British in the French and Indian War.
Pontiac
it was issued by King George III, it forbade the colonist form going west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who famously said “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” and “I am not a Virginian I am an American.”
Patrick Henry
the original man who started, “The Sons of Liberty” which rebelled against the stamp act and the british tax collectors.
Isaac Sears
Boston lawyer who said “Taxation without representation is Tyranny”
James Otis
a woman who published plays that made fun of British Officials who was good friends with Abigail Adams and was member of the Daughters of Liberty.
Mercy Otis Warren
an African American dock worker who belonged to the Sons of Liberty and was the first to die at the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
9 colonies sent delegates to write letters to King George III and parliament concerning the Stamp Act in 1765
Stamp Act Congress
the prime minister who set up the stamp and sugar act
Grenville
information designed to influence opinon as in the Boston Massacre.
Propaganda
non violent refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust
Civil Disobedience
tax on only imports set up by Charles Townshend in 1767
Townshend Acts
colonial militias who kept their muskets at hand and were prepared to fight at a minute’s notice.
Minutemen
colonist who supported independence from Great Britain and they were mostly from the New England colonies
Patriot
colonists who wanted to remain loyal to the King. They were mostly from the middle and Southern Colonies called Tories
Loyalist
to seal off to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
Blockade
a soldier who works for another country for money
Mercenary
sent by the 2nd Continental Congress to King George III. They said they would pledge their loyalty to the King
Olive Branch Petititon
led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold. They capture Fort Ticonderoga from British
Green Mountain Boys
the prime minister in 1758
William Pitt
a colonial army led by George Washington
Continental Army
