| A | B |
|---|
| Intolerable Acts | laws passed by Parliament after Boston Tea Party (including Quartering Act) |
| Writs of Assistance | search warrants that allowed British to inspect any shipments |
| Thomas Jefferson | main author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Thomas Paine | author of pamphlet > "Common Sense" |
| Battle of Saratoga | American victory and turning point of the war |
| Tories (also called Loyalists) | colonists who stayed loyal to the British during the Revolution |
| Proclamation of 1763 | British banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mtns. |
| Sons of Liberty | group formed to resist the British, "threw" the tea party |
| Lexington | first battle of the Amer. Rev. |
| non-importation agreements | agreement to boycott buying of British goods |
| Albany Plan of Union | an early attempt by Ben Franklin to unify and organize American defenses |
| mercantilism | the belief that colonies exist to benefit the mother country |
| John Peter Zenger | newspaper man, went to court & won right to print any article <Freedom of Press> |
| George Washington | commander of Continental Army |
| Declaratory Act | Act passed by Parliament, said they could pass laws for colonies |
| Committees of Correspondence | letter writing between colonies to keep people informed about rebellion against British |
| triangular trade route | between New England, West Indies, and Africa |
| growth of slavery | slaves came from Africa, helped fill labor shortage in the South |
| French and Indian War | started when French/natives attacked settlements/won by British - French give up all French colonies |
| first college to be founded in colonies | Harvard College in Massachusetts |
| Navigation Acts | british acts that tightened their control of colonial trading |
| terms of the Treaty of Paris | set new boundaries to Mississippi R., allowed Loyalists to sue for lost property, Brit. troops leave |
| Townshend Acts | indirect taxes on imports (glass, lead, paint, paper, etc) |
| Stamp Act | tax on goods & services, including legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, etc. |
| Intolerable Acts | series of acts including Quartering Act, no town meetings, closed Boston Harbor, martial law in Boston |
| American strengths during war | familiar with territory, excellent leaders, home ground advantage, good cause:fighting for independence |
| British weaknesses during war | large distance between Britain & battlefields, troops unfamiliar w/terrain, weak leaders |
