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7th Grade Social Studies > Unit Five - Causes of the Revolutionary War - Vocab > Flashcards

Unit Five - Causes of the Revolutionary War - Vocab Flashcards

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A law that required colonists to buy stamps to put on “important” documents (papers). Examples: wills, newspapers, playing cards, almanacs etc.

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Stamp Act

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SECRET organization to protest British policies.

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Sons of Liberty

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A triangular shaped blade affixed to the end of a musket. The triangular shape made a wound that was difficult to close.

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Bayonet

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Placed taxes on some items brought into the colonies. Examples: paint, paper, and bricks of tea.

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Townshend Acts

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A former slave who was killed in the Boston Massacre.

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Crispus Attucks

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A Virginian citizen who gave us the famous quote: “Give me liberty or give me death!”

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Patrick Henry

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One who goes against their country and/or defies people in authority.

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Rebel

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The law making body of England’s government.

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The English Parliament

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Part of the Intolerable Acts in which British soldiers were housed in Colonial homes.

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Quartering Act

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The killing of unarmed (carrying no weapons) people.

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Massacre

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Large weapons like cannons or mortars.

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Artillery

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To erase or remove a law.

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Repeal

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A sudden and complete change.

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Revolution

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Famously stated: “Taxation without Representation is Tyranny!”

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James Otis

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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.

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Salutary Neglect

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Economic system that used the wealth of the colonies to make the mother country strong and powerful.

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Mercantilism

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A person who is NOT in the military.

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Civilian

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General search warrants where the government can look through a citizen’s personal property.

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Writs of Assistance

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A leader of the Sons of Liberty. Organized the Boston Tea Party and is considered one of the Fathers of the American Revolution.

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Samuel Adams

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Laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonists in Boston for the Boston Tea Party.

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Intolerable Acts

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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.

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Treason

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To bring goods into or out of a country illegally.

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Smuggling

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To close off an area entirely so that nothing can enter or leave.

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Blockade

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Civilians under the complete control of the military.

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Martial Law

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Native American that tried to drive the British out of the Ohio Country after the French and Indian War.

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Chief Pontiac

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American colonist who remained on England’s side during the Revolution.

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Tory (Loyalist)

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Money paid to the government in exchange for services. Services include: schools, roads, post offices, national parks, army, navy, NASA etc.

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Tax

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British law that prevented settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. It allowed Pontiac’s Rebellion to quiet down.

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Proclamation of 1763

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A person who wants extreme change.

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Radical

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Boston lawyer that defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre. He became our country’s second President.

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John Adams

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Laws that controlled trade between England and her colonies.

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Navigation Acts

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One who fights for or loves his/her country.

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Patriot

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The income a government collects from taxes.

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Revenue

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Information designed to influence people’s thinking.

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Propaganda

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Warned the minutemen that the British Redcoats were marching to Lexington, Massachusetts.

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Paul Revere

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To refuse to buy or use a product to force a change.

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Boycott

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