Revolutionary War vocabulary Flashcards
Militia
Force made up of civilians trained as soldiers but not part of a regular army-volunteer army
George Washington
Surveyor of the Virginia militia that led soldiers to the Ohio River Valley; would become commander of the continental army
Albany congress
Meeting of colonial leaders in Albany NY
Alliance
An agreement between nations or groups to help each other against other nations or groups
Benjamin Franklin
Author of the “join or die” political cartoon
General Edward Braddock
Sent to Virginia with orders to capture Fort Duquesne
Ambush attacks
Surprise attack
Treaty of Paris
The peace treaty signed between France and Britain after the French and Indian war
Sugar act
Parliament set a heavy tax on sugar in the form of molasses; called for harsh punishment of smugglers
Duty
Import tax
Quartering act
It’s purpose was to save Britain money; required colonists to quarter, or house, British troops and provide them with food and other
Stamp act
Required all colonists to buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and services
Patrick Henry
One of the youngest members of the house of burgesses that made an emotional speech attacking the stamp act
Boycott
An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products
Stamp act congress
Delegates from nine colonies that met in NY to write a petition to king and parliament
Declaratory act
Said parliament had total authority over the colonies
Tow shed acts
Britain would no longer tax products or activities inside the colonies- it would only tax products brought into the colonies
Writs of assistance
Court orders that allowed officials to make searches without saying what they were searching
Boston massacre
When British soldiers killed 5 colonists and wounded 6 after colonists swarmed them in an angry mob in response to the remaining tea tax
John Adams
A well-known Massachusetts lawyer that defended the 9 soldiers arrested for murder in the Boston massacre - also a leading defender of colonial rights against recent British policies
Boston tea party
When the sons of liberty protested the pea act by dressing as native Americans and boarding British ships , dumping crates of British tea into Boston harbor
Tea act
Intended to help British east India trading company: lowered the price of tea, but gave the company a monopoly by being the only supplier of British teas to the colonies
Samuel Adams
Cousin of John Adams that established the committees of correspondence
Intolerable acts
Four acts parliament passed in response to the Boston tea party
