Chapter 4 (Period 3.1) Imperial Wars and Colonial Protest 1754-1774 Flashcards
Who was Patrick Henry?
What’s his most famous quote?
A prominent American revolutionary leader and orator known for his powerful speeches advocating for colonial rights such as “Give me liberty or give me death”
What was the Stamp Act Congress of 1765?
A gathering of representatives from various American colonies to organize opposition against the Stamp Act
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
A secret organization in the American colonies to resist British taxation and policies perceived as unjust
Who were some prominent leaders in the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Paul Revere
What methods did the Sons of Liberty utilize? (3)
- Organized protests
- Far and Feathered tax collectors
- Produced pamphlets and newsletters that mobilized the colonists about British policies
What was John Dickinson’s “Letter from a Farmer in Pennsylvania”?
- What was it a response to?
A series of essays published in newsletters and later as a pamphlet arguing against Parliament’s authority to tax the colonies, particularly the Townshend Act.
Who was James Otis?
A prime minister in England who passed Vice-Admiralty Courts act
What were the Committees of Correspondence?
A network of communication established among the American colonies to coordinate responses to British polices and promote resistance in the early 1770s.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A protest organized by the Sons of Liberty in 1773, where colonists dumped British tea into Boston harbor as a response to the Tea Act and taxation without representation
What were the Intolerable Acts and what were they a response to?
A series of punitive laws passed by the Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party
What are examples of Intolerable Acts?
- Closed the Boston Harbor
- Revoked Massachusetts charter
- Stripped away Town Halls
What was the Massachusetts Circular Letter a response to and what did it argue?
The Townshend Acts and argued that taxation without representation was unfair
What were the policies of the Whig Party?
- Modernization
- Economic protectionism
- A strong role for Congress
Who were some key figures in the Whig Party?
- Henry Clay
- Daniel Webster
- William Henry Harrison
What’s an example of Native American rebellion that led to the British issuing the Proclamation of 1763?
Pontiac’s Rebellion
