Chapter 3 Key Terms

Question 0

British soldiers panicked when colonists attacked with rocks and fired upon them killing five

Answer 0

Boston massacre

Question 1

Colonial union to deal with common problems such as defense against Indian attacks on the frontier

Answer 1

Albany Plan

Question 2

These acts passed by parliament in 1774 to punish Boston and Massachusetts for destruction of tea during Boston tea party

Answer 2

Coercive acts

Question 3

An intellectual movement of the 18th century that celebrated human reason and scientific advances in express doubts of sacred texts

Answer 3

Enlightenment

Question 4

An assembly comprised of delegates from twelve colonies that met in Philly in 1774

Answer 4

First continental congress

Question 5

A war fought known as 7 years war during 1754-1763

Answer 5

French and Indian war

Question 6

An evangelical revival movement of 1740s and 1750s sparked by tour of George Whitfield

Answer 6

Great Awakening

Question 7

A loose system of economic organization designed, through a favorable balance of trade, to guarantee prosperity of British empire

Answer 7

Mercantilism

Question 8

17th century parliamentary statutes to control trade in British empire

Answer 8

Navigation acts

Question 9

Meeting of delegates to protest stamp act

Answer 9

Stamp act congress