Chapter 4 Review Flashcards
British policy of non-interference with colonial trade
salutary neglect
tax paid on goods
duty
Act that said all ships going to or from colonial ports had to be American or British
Navigation Act of 1651
Act that helped the owners of sugar plantations in the West Indies
Sugar Act of 1764
Colonial products such as sugar, tobacco, indigo and cotton that could be shipped only to Britain
enumerated commodities
series of laws whose goal was to benefit British merchants and manufacturers at the expense of colonies
Trade and Navigation Acta
Ben Franklins proposal to create a union of the colonies
Albany Plan
Civilians trained to fight as soldiers in emergencies
militia
Ended French and Indian war, gave all land east of Mississippi, Florida, and Canada to England
Treaty of Paris 1763
Prevented settlement west of Appalachian mountains
Proclamation Act of 1763
Direct tax placed on cards, legal documents, and news papers
The Stamp Act
refusal to buy goods
boycott
placed duties on tea, paint, glass, and paper
Townshend Act
ordered colonies to provide barracks and supplies for British troops in America
Quartering Act of 1765
First violence between colonist and British troops
Boston Massacre
stated that parliament had final say in all legislative matters dealing with the colonies
Declaratory Act
Protestors dressed as Mohawk Indians and destroyed British merchandise
Boston Tea Party
British response to Boston Tea Party
King George III takes over and Intolerable Acts are placed
Site of first battle between colonists and British took place
Lexington Bridge
British leader who turned the tide if French and Indian War
William Pitt
British commander who defeated the French @ Quebec
John Wolfe
Ottawa chief who rebelled against British in Ohio River Valley attacking settlements and forts
Pontiac
Minister of finance
George Grenville
Advantages of French during French and Indian War
relationship with natives
Advantages of British during French and Indian War
population and navy
1st fighting of French and Indian War
Ohio River Valley
Results of Treaty if Paris
Brits gets land east of Mississippi, Spanish get everything west
George Grenville’s measures to increase revenue
Revenue collectors in America, Writs of assistance, Admiralty courts for smugglers
Why did the British send redcoats to NY and Boston?
to scare colonists
Brits reaction to “No taxation without representation”
parliament votes on interest of ENTIRE empire
Boston Massacre
group of protestors panicked soldiers resulting in open fire killing five
First Continental Congress
56 delegates meet in Philly and vow to stop all trade until acts against them are repealed
Quebec Act
doesn’t change America, changes border
Second Continental Congress
raise fund for army and name George Washington commander
Why was Washington chosen as commander of the Continental Army?
He’s from Virginia; to gain southern colony support
What were the British doing marching Concord?
to destroy weapons and capture rebel leaders
