chapter 5 Flashcards
American Colonies in the British Empire
known as the 7 Years War, fought between the British + Colonists versus the French. was fought over the fur trade and control over the Ohio River Valley
French & Indian War
a person that is kidnapped, forced to work with no rights
enslaved
English people who journeyed to America for religious freedoms and founded the settlement of Plymouth
Piligrims
accepting people and their beliefs
tolerance
a large southern farm with cash crops and enslaved people
plantations
British leader of the Battle of Quebec
James Wolfe
what were the goods taxed in the Townshend act?
glass, paper, lead, and tea
Virginian who fought in the French and Indian war, first president
George Washington
people who died here were called Patriot “martyrs”
Boston Massacre
famous rider who warned the colonists that the British troops were on the move
Paul Revere
Why did Gage send British soldiers to Lexington and Concord?
to arrest Handcock and Adams in Lexington and to destroy a stockpile in Concord
tax on goods such as paper, glass, paint, and tea (1767)
Townshend Act
what was the significance of the Albany Plan of Union
it could had given the union power to raise armies, build forts, and govern Indian affairs
an economic theory where a country benefits off of the back of another to gain gold and power
mercantilism
young workers who are being trained in a craft
apprentice
2 men who were thought to be hiding in Lexington from the British troops
Samuel Adams and John Handcock
search warrants that allowed British officials to search any place, take anything at any time. Outraged colonists created Amendment Four after this
Writs of Assistance
wrote the Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin
taxes all paper products (documents, newspaper, and playing card)
Stamp Act
hired contract workers who agreed to work w/out wages for a period of time in exchange for a passage to the New World
indentured servants
British military leader sent to conquer Fort Duquesne
Edward Braddock
rocky soil, long winters, ship building, fishing, lumber, upper colonies
New England Colonies
tax on molasses, but raised it on other goods like sugar, tea, textiles (clothes) (1764)
Sugar Act
native American tribe that supported the British
Iroquois
school textbook, a novel about the life of George Washington, encyclopedia
secondary source
a cop that is grown for the purpose of making money
cash crop
laws created by the British Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party (1774)
Intolerable Acts
water, lumber, diamonds, gold, air, fish, and sunlight
natural resources
Why did both France and Britain wanted NA?
to build overseas empires and to establish wealth and power. They wanted to control fur trade and have settlements
a person or group that joins forces for a common cause or goal
alliance
created a monopoly on the tea trade. Colonists could only buy from England, the tea was cheap but it angered the colonists more (1773)
Tea Acts
why did the British start the stamp Act
to pay war expenses
tobacco, rice cotton, indigo, hot summer, fertile soil, plantations, Virginia, North and South Caroline, Georgia and Maryland (Belles colonies)
Southern colonies
why did the British issue the Proclamation of 1763
to prevent further problems with the Indians
another word for farming
agriculture
people who owe money and cannot pay it back
debtors
French commander of the Battle of Quebec
Marquis de Montcalm
Ottawa Indian chief who formed an alliance with others to fight against the British
Pontiac
religious group that settled in Pennsylvania. they believed strongly in non-violence and equality
Quakers
list three reasons why the British tightened their control over the colonists
- believed colonists only half-heartedly helped with the war
- had too much freedom
- thought the merchants were trading with Britain’s enemies
military leader sent to construct a fort at the Ohio Valley
George Washington
New British leader who’s tactics changed the course of the French and Indian War
William Pitt
Colonists could only trade goods with England with this Act
Navigation Acts
to refuse to buy
boycott
How did the colonists react against Britain to ruin its trade when the kind did not give in to their request?
boycott
commander of British troops in colonies
Thomas Gage
proclamation that calmed that the colonists couldn’t settle East of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
required colonists to house troops in their homes; to wash their clothes and feed them (1765)
Quartering Act
what are three other acts the British issued after the Boston Tea Party
-the Quartering Act of 1774
- the Quebec Act
- The Boston Port Act
said “Give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
last king of the American colonies
George III
speedy members of the colonial militia
minutemen
who were the 3 men who warned the colonists of the British?
Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Prescott
diary/journal, birth certificate, school ID, passport
primary source
treating people badly based on their race or religion
persecution
