History 2 - Sheet1 Flashcards
writs of assistance
search warrants to enter homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods
Patriots
American colonist who sided with the rebels in the American Revolution
Loyalists
American colonist who supported the British in the American Revolution
Neutralist
someone who didn’t side with the British or the rebels
revenue
income a government collects to cover expenses
boycott
a refusal to buy certain goods
militia
force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community during the American Revolution
artillery
a cannon or large gun
James Otis
man that argued in court against illegal search warrants
King George III
British monarch
Patrick Henry
member of Virginia’s House of Burgesses who called for resistance against the Stamp Act.
Samuel Adams
a leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty. He urged colonists to resist British controls.
Crispus Attucks
hero for America’s struggle for freedom. Lost his life during the Boston Massacre while he was protesting. He was half African-American and half Native American
John Adams
defended the soldiers who fired the shots during the Boston Massacre.
Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Prescott
three minutemen who opposed British control.
Sons of Liberty
group of colonists who staged protests against the Stamp Act.
Proclamation of 1763
said that colonists could not settle past the Appalachians and those already there were to make peace with the natives.
Sugar Act
placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other goods.
Quartering Act
required colonists to house British soldiers and provide them with supplies.
Stamp Act
required all documents, newspapers, contracts, wills, and other things to have an official stamp showing that a tax was paid.
Declaratory Act
act that repealed the Stamp Act
Townshend Act
mainly made to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges
Intolerable Acts
passed in response to the Boston Tea Party. They closed the port of Boston until colonists paid for the destroyed tea.
Boston Massacre
Occurred on March 5, 1770. Soldiers fired at protestors and killed 8 men.
Boston Tea Party
Occurred on December 16, 1773. Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest against the Tea Act
First Continental Congress
Met in Philadelphia. Voted to ban all trade with Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed. Also told colonies to start training troops. They also planned protests.
Battles at Lexington and Concord
First battles of the Revolutionary War. It was called the shot heard around the world because it changed the world as we know it.
No Taxation Without Representation
many people in the Thirteen colonies believed that since they were not directly represented by the British Parliament any taxes passed were illegal under the Bill of Rights of 1689
