2/15 Jeopardy 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
French and Indian War
a proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create a unified government for the British colonies
Albany Plan of Union
a 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris
an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency
Militia
an agreement between nations to aid and protect one another
Alliance
his nickname was Bulldog and he was sent by Great Britain to drive the French out of the Ohio River Valley
Gen. Braddock
Who was sent by William Pit to capture Fort Louisbourg
Majors Amherst and Wolfe
formal written request appealing authority with respect to a particular cause
petition
to refuse to buy or use something
boycott
to take away, to cancel or remove from law
repeal
legal documents to search homes for smuggled goods, without a warrant
Writs of Assistance
members wrote letters to other colonists in the other colonies and kept them informed of what was going on politically
Committees of Correspondence
he was the cousin to Sam Adams and will eventually be the 2nd president of the US
John Adams
organized the “Committees of Correspondence”
Sam Adams
Ottawa chief leader
Pontiac
law that established “all land west of the Appalachian Mountains is forbidden territory to English subjects”
Proclamation of 1763
said “give me liberty or give me death”
Patrick Henry
originally started the “Sons of Liberty”
Isaac Sears
Boston lawyer who said “taxation without representation is tyranny”
James Otis
she published plays that made fun of British officials
Mercy Otis Warren
African American dock worker who was the first to be killed during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
where 9 colonies sent delegates to write letters to King George III and Parliament concerning the Stamp Act
Stamp Act Congress
set up the Stamp and Sugar Acts
George Grenville
information designed to influence opinion
Propaganda
non violent refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust
Civil Disobedience
act set up by Charles Townshend where Parliament decides not to tax “Internal” like the Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency
Militia
colonial militia volunteers who were prepared to fight at a minutes notice
minutemen
colonists who supported independence from GB and were mostly from the New England colonies
Patriots
colonists who wanted to remain loyal to the King and were mostly from the Middle and Southern Colonies
Loyalists
the shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
Blockade
a soldier who fights for pay
Mercenary
sent by the 2nd CC to King George III where they said they would pledge their loyalty to the King
Olive Branch Petition
they captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British; led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold
Green Mt. Boys
former Prime Minister of GB
William Pitt
army of the 13 colonies
Continental Army
