9. Pontiac’s Rebellion
• Pontiac's Rebellion was a war launched
in 1763 by North American Indians who
were dissatisfied with British policies in the
Great Lakes region after the British victory
in the French and Indian War/
Seven Years' War
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11. Benjamin Franklin
• He was an early proponent of
colonial unity and as a political writer and
activist he, more than anyone, invented
the idea of an American nation[1] and as a
diplomat during the American Revolution,
he secured the French alliance that helped
to make independence possible.
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13. Declaratory Act
• It stated that Parliament had the right to
make laws for the colonies in all matters.
14.
15. Declaration of Independence
• on July 4, 1776, announcing that the
thirteen American colonies then at war
with Great Britain were no longer a part of
the British Empire
19. Proclamation Act of 1763
• Law created to protect Indian Attacks.
Forbade colonists from settling west of the
Appalachian mountains
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21. Stamp Act
• required all legal documents, permits,
commercial contracts, newspapers, wills,
pamphlets, and playing cards in the
American colonies to carry a tax stamp
22.
23. Boston Tea Party
• protest by the American colonists against
the British Government in which they
destroyed many crates of tea belonging to
the British East India Company on ships in
Boston Harbor
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25. Lexington and Concord
• were the first military engagements of the
American Revolutionary War. Also known
as the shot heard round the world.
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27. Saratoga
• The turning point of the American
Revolution. The French, who had been
providing covert aid to the American
rebels for some time, now decided that the
Americans were a good bet to win
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29. Loyalists
• were American colonists who remained
loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain (and
the British monarchy) during and after the
American War of Independence. They
were often referred to as Tories,
Royalists, or King's Men by the Patriots
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31. Townshend Act
• These laws placed a tax on common
products imported into the
American Colonies, such as lead, paper,
paint, glass, and tea and dissolved the
House of Burgesses
32.
33. Committees of Correspondence
• Groups in the colonies that worked on
coordinating written communication
outside of the colony
37. Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
• Silversmith who rode from Boston to
Lexington to warn of the British attack on
Lexington
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39. Sons of Liberty
• a secret organization of American Patriots
which originated in the Thirteen Colonies
during the American Revolution. The were
responsible for many public protest.
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41. Tea Act
• Tax on Tea, requiring colonist to purchase
their tea from the British East India
Company.
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43. Battle of Yorktown
• The last battle of the American Revolution
where the British Surrendered.
44.
45. Valley Forge
• as the site of the camp of the American
Continental Army over the winter of 1777–
1778 in the American Revolutionary War.
This was a time of great suffering for
George Washington's Army
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47. Writs of Assistance
• is a legal document that serves as a
general search warrant to British officers
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49. Olive Branch Petition
• The last attempt by the Continental
Congress for peace with England.
53. Treaty of Paris
• Treaty which ended the Revolution and
gave the Colonies all the land east of the
Mississippi river.
54.
55. Valley Forge
• Pennsylvania, was the site of the camp of
the American Continental Army over the
winter of 1777–1778 in the
American Revolutionary War. This was a
time of great suffering for
George Washington's Army,
56.
57. Common Sense
• Small pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
persuading colonists that Independence
was inevitable.
58.
59. Quartering Act
• The Quartering Acts were used by the
British forces in the American colonies to
force British troops into the houses of
colonist
60.
61. Patrick Henry
• prominent figure in the
American Revolution, known and
remembered for his "
Give me Liberty, or give me Death!"
speech
65. Battle of Bunker Hill
• The first military battle between the
continental army and the British regulars.
66.
67. Revenue
• is income that a company receives from its
normal business activities
68.
69. Samuel Adams
• He was the second cousin of John Adams.
Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty
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71. Continental Congress
• convention of delegates from the
Thirteen Colonies that became the
governing body of the United States
during the American Revolution
72.
73. Boston Massacre
• an incident involving the deaths of five
civilians at the hands of British troops on
March 5, 1770. Crispus Attucks, a former
African Slave, was the first to be shot and
was considered a martyr.
77. Magna Carta
• Latin for Great Letter- issued in the year
1215. required King John of England to
proclaim certain rights to people,
weakening the governments powers.