| A | B |
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| Proclamation of 1763 | Prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Writs of Assistance | Enabled British officials to conduct general searches to prevent smuggling |
| Sugar Act | lowered duties on molasses but irritated colonists |
| Stamp Act | Internal tax on papers, legal documents, and even playing cards |
| internal tax | tax on products made and sold within the colonies |
| Sons of Liberty | Violent group formed to protest the Stamp Act |
| Townshend Acts | duties on imports such as paint, lead, paper, tea, and glass |
| governor | Part of the Townshend Act money went to pay this official |
| tea | All the Townshend Act taxes were repealed except the tax on ___. |
| Parliament | legislative body in England |
| Declaratory Act | Stated the Parliament had the power to levy and collect taxes in all cases. |
| Intolerable Acts | Punishment for the "tea party" |
| Boston | City in which the "tea party" was held |
| Quebec Act | Canada's border was set at the Ohio River, violating colonies' land claims |
| Quartering Act | British soldiers must be fed and housed by the colonists |
| martial law | military rule |
| Britain | Place where British officials could go for court hearings |
| First Continental Congress | met to unite the colonies in response to the Intolerable Acts |
| Lexington and Concord | First battles of the Revolutionary War |
| Common Sense | pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that supported a break with Britain |
| Second Continental Congress | delegates from the colonies meet in Philadelphia to discuss independencd |
| Olive Branch Petition | Sent to Britain; expressed the colonists loyalty and desire for peace |
| Declaration of Independence | Document stating the reasons for separation from Great Britain |
| Enlightenment | 18th centry movement that emphasized science and reason as the key to improving society |
| natural rights | life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Preamble | Introduction to the Declaration of Independence ("When in the course of human events...) |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | British win the territory but lose 50% of their troops |
| casualty | person wounded or killed in battle |
| mercenary | foreign soldiers who fight for pay |
| Battle of Trenton | Washington wins this New Jersey battle capturing the Hessian force |
| Hessians | German mercenaries |
| Patriot advantages | fighting on home soil; fighting for liberty;familiar with guerilla fighting style |
| British advantages | Well trained army; Well equipped; Strong navy |
| Battle of Yorktown | fighting that ended when Cornwallis surrendered to Washington |
| blockade | to isolate from outside contact by using troops to prevent people/supplies from entering |
| inflation | increase in prices of goods over a period of time |
| profiteering | selling scarce items at high prices |
| Treaty of Paris | agreement that formally ended the War for Independence |
| Land the U.S. controlled after the war | New England to the Mississippi River; north to the Great Lakes |
