Chapter 5: The Problem of Empire Flashcards

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Sugar Act of 1794

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A law that increased duties on sugar and other goods, leading to protests and opposition from American colonists.

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vice-admiralty courts

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Courts in which British judges, rather than colonial juries, heard cases involving violations of trade regulations, causing resentment among colonists.

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Stamp Act of 1765

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A tax on printed materials, such as newspapers and legal documents, which sparked widespread protests and played a key role in the lead-up to the American Revolution.

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virtual representation

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The idea that British Parliament represented the interests of all British subjects, including those in the American colonies, even if they couldn’t vote for members of Parliament.

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Quartering Act of 1765

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A law requiring colonists to provide housing and supplies to British troops stationed in the colonies, further straining colonial relations with Britain.

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Stamp Act Congress

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A gathering of colonial delegates who protested the Stamp Act and asserted the rights of colonial assemblies to tax and govern themselves.

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Sons of Liberty

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A secret organization of American colonists formed to protest British policies and enforce nonimportation agreements.

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English common law

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A legal system based on precedent and customs, which influenced the development of American legal traditions.

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natural rights

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The idea that individuals have inherent rights to life, liberty, and property, as articulated by philosophers like John Locke and influential in American political thought.

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Declaratory Act of 1766

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A law asserting the British Parliament’s authority to make laws binding on the American colonies.

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Townshead Act of 1767

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A series of acts that imposed taxes on imported goods and led to protests and boycotts in the colonies.

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nonimportation movement

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A boycott of British goods by American colonists in response to taxes and trade restrictions.

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committees of correspondence

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Communication networks established among American colonies to coordinate resistance to British policies.

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Tea Act of May 1773

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A law that granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies, leading to the Boston Tea Party.

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Coercive Acts

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A series of punitive measures imposed on Massachusetts by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party, also known as the Intolerable Acts in the colonies.

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Continental Congress

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A gathering of colonial representatives that played a crucial role in coordinating resistance to British policies and ultimately in declaring independence.

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Continental Association

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An agreement among the American colonies to boycott British goods and halt exports to Britain until their grievances were addressed.

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Dunmore’s War

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A conflict in 1774 between Virginia settlers and Native American tribes, led by Governor John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, over land rights.

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Minutemen

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American militia members who were ready to mobilize quickly in case of emergencies, including the outbreak of the American Revolution.

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Second Continental Congress

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A meeting of colonial representatives that managed the colonial war effort and eventually adopted the Declaration of Independence.

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Declaration of Independence

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A document drafted in 1776 that asserted the American colonies’ independence from British rule and articulated the reasons for the separation.

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popular sovereignty

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The principle that the authority and legitimacy of government are derived from the consent of the governed, a key concept in American democracy.