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American Independence | Vocabulary Words
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- 1Proclamation of 1763A law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. This happened after the French & Indian war.
- 2"Taxation Without Representation"A major cause of the American Revolution that have to pay taxes but no one representing your interests.
- 3Intolerable (Coercive) ActsA series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party.
- 4Quartering ActA law passed by British Parliament that forced colonists to provide for British soldiers (food, transportation, bed etc.)
- 5Townshend ActsLaws passed in 1776 that taxed goods like glass, paper, paint, lead and tea.
- 6Sons of LibertyPatriots that revolted against British tax laws; came up with tar & feathering tax collectors
- 7—Tar & Feathering: What colonists did (or threatened to do) to tax collectors because they disliked them so much. This was when hot tar was poured on the British tax collector and he was covered in feathers.
- 8Writs of AssistanceA legal document allowed British customs officials to inspect a ship's cargo without giving assistance.
- 9Stamp ActA law made in 1765 that placed duties on legal documents and taxed newspapers, letters, almanacs etc. These types of documents all had to have stamps.
- 10BoycottTo withdraw from commercial or social relations with a country or organization as a punishment to protest.
- 11PetitionA written request appealing to authority because of a particular cause; usually signed by many people.
- 12LoyalistsPeople who remain loyal to their government especially in the face of a revolt. (FIGHT FOR ENGLAND)
- 13PatriotsPeople who vigorously supported their country and were prepared to fight for it against enemies (FIGHT FOR AMERICA)
- 14Boston MassacreA riot on March 5, 1770 taking place in Boston between British troops and colonists in which the troops fired at a mob, killing 5 people and injuring 6.
- 15Boston Tea PartyIn 1773 citizens dresses up as Indians and raided 3 British, dumping hundreds of chests of tea in protest to the tea act.
- 16Committee of CorrespondenceOrganization created by Samuel Adams and the Patriots to keep colonists anticolonial actions and plan colonial resistance.
- 17Declaration of IndependenceThe document recording the proclamation of the second continental congress on July 4, 1776 that asserted freedom and independence.
- 18EnlightenmentA philosophical and intellectual movement emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition and just believing things happen for no reason.
- 19Natural RightsRights that exist not due to laws, customs, or beliefs of any particular culture or government (all humans entitled to.)
- 20Treaty of ParisSeptember 3, 1778 ended the Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain.
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