American Revolution Vocabulary Flashcards
Loyalist
Person who is loyal to the British during American Revolution
Sons of Liberty
Secret patriotic society that opposed the stamp act
French and Indian war
the war in America in which France and its Indian allies opposed England 1754–60
Stamp Act
British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles
Patriots
person who regards himself or herself as a defender, especially of individual rights
Boston massacre
riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops
Proclamation of 1763
by King George III following Great Britain’s acquisition of French territory in North America after the War, in which it forbade settlers from settling past a line drawn
Boston Tea Party
act of defiance toward the British government by American colonists; it took place in 1773
Townshed Act
1767, by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies
Boycott
to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with
Intolerable acts
They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbor
Common Sense
that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in 1776.
Treaty of Alliance
was the defensive alliance between France and the US, which promised military support in case of attack by British forces
Declaration of Independence
The fundamental document establishing the United States as a nation, on July 4, 1776
Navigation Acts
were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between Britain and its colonies
