Unit Five - Causes of the Revolutionary War - Vocab Flashcards
A law that required colonists to buy stamps to put on “important” documents (papers). Examples: wills, newspapers, playing cards, almanacs etc.
Stamp Act
SECRET organization to protest British policies.
Sons of Liberty
A triangular shaped blade affixed to the end of a musket. The triangular shape made a wound that was difficult to close.
Bayonet
Placed taxes on some items brought into the colonies. Examples: paint, paper, and bricks of tea.
Townshend Acts
A former slave who was killed in the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
A Virginian citizen who gave us the famous quote: “Give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
One who goes against their country and/or defies people in authority.
Rebel
The law making body of England’s government.
The English Parliament
Part of the Intolerable Acts in which British soldiers were housed in Colonial homes.
Quartering Act
The killing of unarmed (carrying no weapons) people.
Massacre
Large weapons like cannons or mortars.
Artillery
To erase or remove a law.
Repeal
A sudden and complete change.
Revolution
Famously stated: “Taxation without Representation is Tyranny!”
James Otis
Sir Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of Great Britain, stated: “If no restrictions were placed on the colonies, they would flourish.” This unofficial British policy was in effect from 1607-1763. Since Britain did not assert its power over the colonies, the colonists were left to govern themselves.
Salutary Neglect
Economic system that used the wealth of the colonies to make the mother country strong and powerful.
Mercantilism
A person who is NOT in the military.
Civilian
General search warrants where the government can look through a citizen’s personal property.
Writs of Assistance
A leader of the Sons of Liberty. Organized the Boston Tea Party and is considered one of the Fathers of the American Revolution.
Samuel Adams
Laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonists in Boston for the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
The CRIME of betraying or going against your country. This is called being a traitor. Example: Benedict Arnold is the best-known American traitor for going against the Patriots.
Treason
To bring goods into or out of a country illegally.
Smuggling
To close off an area entirely so that nothing can enter or leave.
Blockade
Civilians under the complete control of the military.
Martial Law
Native American that tried to drive the British out of the Ohio Country after the French and Indian War.
Chief Pontiac
American colonist who remained on England’s side during the Revolution.
Tory (Loyalist)
Money paid to the government in exchange for services. Services include: schools, roads, post offices, national parks, army, navy, NASA etc.
Tax
British law that prevented settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. It allowed Pontiac’s Rebellion to quiet down.
Proclamation of 1763
A person who wants extreme change.
Radical
Boston lawyer that defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre. He became our country’s second President.
John Adams
Laws that controlled trade between England and her colonies.
Navigation Acts
One who fights for or loves his/her country.
Patriot
The income a government collects from taxes.
Revenue
Information designed to influence people’s thinking.
Propaganda
Warned the minutemen that the British Redcoats were marching to Lexington, Massachusetts.
Paul Revere
To refuse to buy or use a product to force a change.
Boycott
