Chapter 4, Sections 1 & 2 Flashcards
Samuel Adams
Founder of sons of liberty (protest group of England taxation). Leader of American revolution.
Stamp act
Prime minister george Grenville passed it. Required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document. Imposed tax duties on packages, playing cards, dice. If you protested you were tried.
Townshend acts
By Charles townshend. New way of getting money from American colonies. Indirect taxes. Duties on imported materials. 3 penny tax on tea.
Boston massacre
Fist fight broke out over jobs. Mob gathered and taunted the guards. Armed clash erupted. 3 died including crispus attucks. British attack on defenseless
Committees of correspondence
To communicate with other colonies about threats to American liberty.
Boston tea party
Boston rebels. Three British ships anchored. Dumped 18000 pounds in Boston harbor.
King George iii
King of England. Didn’t like Boston tea party
Intolerable acts
Laws and acts in response to boston tea party. Shut down Boston harbor bc colonists refused to pay for damaged tea. House soldiers in private homes.
Martial law
Rule by military forces
Minutemen
Soldiers ready to fight.
Second continental congress
Delegates from 13 colonies who met while revolutionary war had began.
Olive branch petition
Urging return to former harmony between Britain and colonies. Sent by congress to king
Common sense
Anonymous 50 page pamphlet. Colonist Thomas Paine attacked king george iii. Wanted independent republic. Could trade freely with other countries. Make a better society.
Thomas Jefferson
Chosen to express points on a declaration the reasons for the colonies actions.
Declaration of Independence
Consent from people. Life liberty pursuit of happiness. How Britain had violated american rights. All men created equal.
