Ally
person or group that supports you
Bias
an unfair preference for or dislike
of something
Boston Massacre
A deadly riot took place which resulted with five
colonist being killed by British soldiers. Incident used
as propaganda.
Boston Tea Party
Protest led by the Sons of Liberty in which they dumped British
tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act passed by
Parliament the Boston Tea Party was a reaction to taxation without
representation. Parliament responded by passing the Intolerable
Acts and closing the port of Boston.
boycott
refusal to buy something as a form
civil disobedience
refusal to obey laws as a form of
protest
Contribution
the involvement of someone
grievance
a complaint
Grievances in the Declaration of
Independence
1. Taxation without representation
2. King has absolute power
3. Colonists not allowed to speak out against the King
4. Quartering Act forced colonists to house troops
5. Allowed homes to be search without warrants
6. No trial by jury of peers
Lack of Representation in
Parliament
Colonists were unhappy about
Britain's insistence on the authority
of Parliament (taxation).
Loyalists
American colonists who did not
support independence from Great
Britain
Mercantilism (An Economic
System)
The colonies become a source of raw
materials for the mother country. The
colonies also are expected to be the
purchasers of manufactured goods from
the mother country.
Militia
a force of armed civilians who
pledged to defend their town
Minutemen
member of militia who were prepared to
fight in a "minute's warning"
Opposed
to go against
Patriots
American colonists who supported
independence from Great Britain
political revolution
changing from one governmental
structure to another
Proclamation line of 1763
A law passed by the British Parliament which stated
colonists were forbidden to settle west of the
Appalachian Mountains.
Quartering Act
An Act passed by Parliament that required colonist
to house and feed British soldiers. This was very
costly for the colonist.
Revolution
a change in political organization,
To overthrow the government
Stamp Act
Required that all legal documents have an official
stamp showing that a tax had been paid.
Sugar Act
British legislation aimed at ending the trade of sugar and molasses from
the French and Dutch West Indies. The enforced tax on molasses caused
the almost immediate decline in the rum industry in the colonies.
taxation
process of collecting money from citizens in
order to fund government expenses
Tea act
An act passed by British Parliament that created a unfair monopoly.
Colonist were required to buy tea from the East Indian Company. The Tea
Act was the main cause of the Boston Tea Party.
Townshend Act
Also know as the Coercive Acts. British reaction to
the Boston Tea Party. Closed the port of Boston until
the tea was paid for.
Unalienable rights
Rights given by God that cannot be
taken away.