American Pageant Chapter 7: APUSH IDs

British claimed tht the colonists were represented by the House of Commons, colonists claimed they were not because they did not choose their representitives

colonists did not like being taxed when they felt they had no say in British government, and Britain refused to recognized their local governments

juryless courts in British colonies that held jurisdiction over maritime activities

foreign advisor who helped train American soldiers during the revolution

colonial agitators provoked British troops with rock-filled snowballs, soldiers shot into the crowd, became an important piece of anti-British propaganda

group of colonists disguised as Indians boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped the tea into the ocean, led to Boston Port Act

response to Boston Tea Party, outlawed use of Boston harbor until damages were paid to the crown

First Continental Congress called for a boycott of all British goods in 12 of 13 colonies, showed a growth in unity

British Prime Minister, convinced Parliament to pass the Townshend Acts

organized by the Sons of Liberty to spread spirit of resistance

slave killed in the Boston Massacre, became an icon of the anti-slavery movement

drafted at a Virginia Convention, proclaimed the inherit rights of man

issued to confirm the British government's right to pass acts which were legally binding to the colonists, used to save face when the colonies refused the Stamp Act

Parliament party who contested the Tories, took control of the government until King George III took the throne

gods not produced by the mother country, could only be shipped from the colonies to England or other English colonies

response to the Intolerable Acts, called for a complete boycott of all British goods in 12 of 13 colonies, showed better colonial unity

schooner was beached in Rhode Island, upset Americans because it was one of the last customs racketeering ships, burned down by locals, showed how militant the colonists were becoming

Prime Minister, architect of the Sugar Act and Stamp Act, his methods of taxation and crackdown on smuggling were widely disliked by Americans

commander in chief of the Continental Army

German mercenaries hired by the British to put down the rebellion in the colonies, showed the colonists that the British had only military action in mind, as a solution to current problems

placed on an item coming into the colony

direct tax paid by the consumer

composed in response to colonial rebellion, included Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and Quebec Act

Federalist, second president of the US, responsible for the Alien and Sedition Acts which hurt the popularity of the Federalists and himself, prevented all out war with France after the XYZ Affair

won his fortune by smuggling, rebel ring leader at Lexington and Concord

Prime Minister during the Revolution, passed the Intolerable Acts and supported the king to the extent that Britian was ruled only by the king

king of Britian during the revolution, Declaration of Independence was directed specifically at him

written by John Dickinson, united the colonies against the Townshead Acts

first battles of the revolution, militias were massacred at Lexington but won at Concord

also called Tories, American colonists who were loyal to Britain and the king

French nobleman, major general in the colonial army who trained the militiamen

economic system with three main points: - exports should be greater than imports - a nation's weath is measured in gold - colonies exist as captive markets to make money for the mother country

colonial militias

imposed a tax on molasses, sugar, and rum imported form non-British colonies, aimed to reserve a monopoly of the colonies

colonial boycotting of imported goods

orator and statesman, member of House of Burgesses, attended Continental Congress

required certain colonies to provide food and quartering for British troops

allowed French Quebec to keep its customs and religion, but did not include a representative assemply or trial by jury

British political commentators who warned the colonies to be on guard against political corruption and conspiracies that would take their liberties

defied a just society as one in which all citizens willingly subordinated their private, selfish interests to the common good

what the American colonists wanted (not revolution at first)

British crown could nullify any legislation passed by the colonial assemblies if they interferred with mercantilism

attended the Continental Congress, ringleader at Lexington and Concord, propagandist and engineer of rebellion, organized committees of correspondence

colonial protest group, formed to protect the rights of the colonists

all legal documents, contracts, licenses, pamphlets, and newpapers must carry a taxed stamp, means of raising revenue in the colonies

held as an outcry against the Stamp Act, one more step towards colonial unity

increased the duty on foreign sugar

created by the Continental Congress, called for a complete boycott of British goods, including exportation

Massachusetts governor, refused to be pushed around by colonial protestors, butt heads with Sam Adams

British political party, came back into Parliament when King George III took the throne

duties on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea

winter camp of a colonial army led by Washington