Chapter 1 (Colonial America and Revolutionary War) Study Guide
Directions: You may write on the front and back of this paper and use it during your test – no other notes
will be allowed during the test!
Vocabulary: Define and explain the significance of these terms:
Jamestown
Slavery
Pilgrims
Mayflower Compact
Puritans
Triangular trade
French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris (1763)
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Loyalist
Patriot
Sugar Act (1764)
Stamp Act (1765)
Boycott
Townshend Acts (1767)
Samuel Adams
Sons of Liberty
Boston Massacre
Tea Act (1773)
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
Declaration of Independence
Lexington & Concord
“No taxation without representation”
Paul Revere
Continental Congress
Yorktown
Bunker Hill/Breeds Hill
Benjamin Franklin
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Saratoga