Chapter 5 Flashcards
Metacomet
Wampanoag leader who led American Indian groups in King Philip’s War
militia
body of civilians serving as soldiers
casualties
people who are killed, wounded, captured, or missing in a war
backcountry
frontier region between the colonies’ coastal settlements and the Appalachian Mountains
Pontiac
Ottawa leader who led the American Indians against the British
boycott
refusal to buy certain goods
Samuel Adams
person whose ideas helped inspire the slogan “No taxation without representation”
writs of assistance
special search warrants that allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods
Sugar Act
- law intended to raise money in the colonies
- Taxes on molasses and sugar
propaganda
stories and images designed to support a particular point of view
Sons of Liberty
secret group of people who used violence to protest taxes
Patrick Henry
tried to use politics in the House of Burgesses to revoke the Stamp Act
House of Burgesses
a group of representatives in Virginia who helped pass laws and communicated between the King of Britain and colonists
Albany Plan of Union
written by Benjamin Franklin, called for all the colonies except Georgia to unite
in the 1760s Ottawa leader Pontiac and his followers rebelled by _______________
attacking British forts
Pioneers crossed the Appalachians to settle in the _____________ because there were large forests, rich soil, and abundant game in the region.
Ohio River valley
Edward Braddock
led the British forces in North America in the Seven Years’ War
Townshend Acts
placed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea
Stamp Act
George Grenville proposed in 1765 when the colonists failed to suggest an alternate plan for paying taxes
Patrick Henry
colonist who preseented resolutions to the House of Burgesses in May 1765, insisting that the Stamp Act was unjust
Daughters of Liberty
Women’s groups that supported boycotts of British goods were called the
George Grenville
the prime minister who decided to tax the colonists to pay Great Britain’s heavy debts from the French and Indian War
Boston Massacre
occured after a British guard argued with angry colonists
Fort Necessity
place where George Washington was beat during the French and Indian War
colonial delegates
While _____________ were writing the Albany Plan of Union, George Washington and his troops were fighting the French in the Ohio River valley.
Proclamation of 1763
agreement between Britain and American Indians to STOP colonial settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
the line from the Proclamation of 1763 was geographically located by the _________________
Committees of Correspondence
______________ shared ideas and information with groups in other colonial towns about British laws and ways to challenge them
tar and feather
a violent method used by the Sons of Liberty to stop tax collection
Boston Tea Party
_______________ led Parliament to pass laws to punish Massachusetts