test 2 Flashcards
french and indian war/7 years war
1754-1763, english vs french/native americans, england wins
albany plan of union
1754, proposed united colonial government by benjamin franklin (join or die) influenced by iroquois
treaty of paris
1763, france ceded all north american territory to england and spain
consequences of 7 years war
- england left in massive debt, got rid of salutary neglect and colonies were taxed
- pontiac’s rebellion
- proclamation of 1763
- stamp act
- stamp act congress
pontiac’s rebellion
1763, united native uprising against british who were more harsh than french
proclamation of 1763
restricted colonists from migrating west past the appalacians
stamp act
direct tax on printed goods, not on merchants but on everyday people
stamp act congress
1765, first time reps from 9 colonies joined to write declaration of rights and grievances, declaring that britain couldn’t tax them without representation
townshend acts
1767 after stamp act was removed, raised taxes on imported british goods that would be used to pay the salaries of british officials living in the colonies (merchant tax)
british response to stamp act congress
they said americnas were virtually represented in parliament by british people
letters from a farmer in pennsylvania
1767, essays written by john dickinson to protest townshend acts and say that parliament couldn’t tax americans
sons and daughters of liberty
people who boycotted british goods by making their own and rioted/protested taxes
boston massacre
1770, first instance of violence between british troops and colonies, british soldiers were pardoned because colonists were throwing rocks at them
coercive acts
1774, increased royal control, closed boston’s port, mandated quartering, passed because of the boston tea party
battle of bunker hill
1775, americans lost but high british mortality rate boosted spirits
continental congress
first time reps from all 13 colonies met to make the olive branch petition
olive branch petititon
1775, last attempt to avoid war with england, declined
common sense
1776, written by thomas paine to explain why america should break away from britain, it isn’t common sense for a small island to rule such a large country across the sea
declaration of independence
1776, formally announced colonies’ break from britain
american revolution
1776-1783
loyalists
had economic ties to britain and lived in coastal, urban, and aristocratic areas, many went to england after revolution
alliance with france
1778 after battle of saratoga, allowed americans to defeat britain
battle of yorktown
1781, cornwallis surrenders to washington after being blocked by french navy
act of toleration
1692, made maryland open to all christians
pennsylvania
very religiously diverse, known as “city of brotherly love,” william penn
rhode island
complete religious freedom, anti slavery law in 1652, roger williams
maryland
would kill anyone who isn’t christian, lord baltimore
colonial western edge
scott-irish and german immigrants
colonial south
plantation system and rigid socioeconomic classes
date by which france, england, and spain had claimed land in a 3rd of the continental us
1760
ohio river valley
fought over by french and english in beaver wars to gain control of the beaver trade industry
crispus attucks
first person killed in boston massacre, black man
