| A | B |
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| Proclamation of 1763 | stated that colonists couldn't settle west of the Appalachian Mountains; intended to assure the Native Americans their land wouldn't be taken; settlers who were already there were supposed to move east |
| Sugar Act date | 1764-1765 |
| Sugar Act | taxed molasses; smugglers given harsh punishments |
| Sugar Act effects | hurt colonial trade since colonists exchanged lumber, flour, other goods for it |
| Sugar Act intentions | to encourage colonists to purchase British goods instead of goods from other countries |
| Stamp Act date | 1765 |
| Stamp Act | taxed legal documents (wills, marriage licenses, diplomas, newspapers, etc.) |
| Stamp Act cause | 1) to help Britain pay for French and Indian War |
| Stamp Act effect | furious colonists since this was the first direct tax imposed on colonists |
| No Taxation without Representation | Colonists' frustration following the Stamp Act because the colonists were being taxed without getting representation in Parliament |
| Stamp Act resistance | led to a boycott of goods; sparked violence by Sons of Liberty |
| Stamp Act Congress | delegates from 9 colonies met and petitioned King George and Parliament with their concerns |
| Quartering Act | intended to house and feed British soldiers placed in colonies |
| Quartering Act date | 1765 |
| Quartering Act effects | negative reactions because they were providing for soldiers who were enforcing laws against the colonists |
| Townshend Acts date | 1767 |
| Townshend Acts | taxed glass, paper, paint, lead, tea |
| Writs of Assistance | part of Townshend Acts; allowed British soldiers to inspect ships without reason or warrant |
| Townshend Acts resistance | boycott of British goods |
| Tea Act | let the British East India Company bypass merchants and sell directly to colonists for less money |
| Tea Act reistance | boycott, even though tea was cheaper, because it hurt colonial merchants |
| boycott | refusing to buy goods or services in an attempt to change behavior of a company or government |
| Boston Tea Party | group of colonists dressed as Native Americans dumped 90,000 pounds of tea to protest Tea Act |
| Boston Tea Party date | 1773 |
| Tea Act date | 1773 |
| Intolerable Acts date | 1774 |
| Intolerable Acts intention | to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party |
| Intolerable Acts | closed port of Boston; limited town meetings; tried colonists in Britain; strengthened Quartering Acts |
| Intolerable Acts effects | unified colonists as they rallied around Boston |
| monopoly | when one company controls the market and sets prices |
| petition | written communication expressing requests for change |
| Shot Heard Round the World | first shots of American Revolution |
| Lexington and Concord | site of first battle of Revolutionary War |
| Who fired the first shots of the Revolution? | No one knows! |
| Boston Massacre date | 1770 |
| Boston Massacre event | colonists gathered around British soldiers and taunted/threw snowballs and rocks; British soldiers fired into crowd and killed 5 |
| John Adams | defended British soldiers accused of murder |
| Militia | colonists who agreed to fight British; not part of a paid army |
| Minutemen | colonists who were ready to fight at a minute's notice |
| French and Indian War | Also known as the 7 Years War. Fought between France and Britain for colonial territory. Colonists joined the British in fighting the French. |
| French and Indian War dates | 1754-1763 |
