| A | B |
|---|
| Proclamation of 1763 | result of Pontiac's Rebellion; no colonists west of Appalachian Mtns |
| Common Sense/Thomas Paine | used to persuade colonists to support American Revolution |
| Stamp Act Congress | first meeting supported by most colonies/united opposition to taxes |
| Olive Branch Petition | written by 2nd Continental Congress to reconcile with King George; he rejects |
| Pontiac's Rebellion | fighting with Native Americans, leads to Proclamation Line |
| Quartering Act | forced American colonist to support housing of British troops |
| Townshend Acts | series of taxes placed on colonial imports (ex.- tea, glass, etc.) |
| Boston Tea Party | rebellion over Tea Act; leads to Coercive Acts |
| Coercive Acts | Intolerable Acts (closes Boston harbor, no assemblies, etc.) |
| Loyalists/Tories | colonists who support the British |
| Sons of Liberty | led by Sam Adams, organized Boston Tea Party |
| First Continental Congress | sent letters to Parliament protesting taxes; didn't want war |
| Second Continental Congress | sent Olive Branch Petition; formed Continental Army, eventually writes Dec.of Ind. |
| Tea Act | gave British East India Company a monopoly; let to protest |
| Battle of Saratoga | turning point of Am.Rev; French agree to support Americans |
| Stamp Act | forced Americans to pay direct tax on paper goods |
| Non-Importation Agreement | enforced by Daughters of Liberty; boycott of British goods |
| Virtual Representation | British concept that Americans have representation in gov't |
| Gaspee Affair | burning of British ship; no witnesses |
| Sugar Act | first tax to raise money to pay off French & Indian war; no jury (admiralty courts) |
| Paxton Boys | marched on Philadelphia; protested lenient policy towards Indians |
| Treaty of Alliance 1778 | French give military support to US |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | ends Am.Rev; US gets independence and land east of Miss.River |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st official governing document of US (weak) |
| Declaration of Independence | written by Jefferson; natural rights (omitted paragraph on slavery) |
| Lexington and Concord | "Shot heard round the world"; beginning of Am.Rev. |
| Battle of Yorktown | end of fighting in Am.Rev; Cornwallis surrenders |
| Marquis de Lafayette | Frenchman who helped train American troops |
| Crisis Papers | written by Thomas Paine; Washington reads to troops at Valley Forge |
