Vocabulary Chapter 5: Spirit of Independence
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- Q1a military force made up of ordinary citizensMilitia30sEditDelete
- Q2was the most powerful group of Native Americans in eastern North America. At that time, the confederacy included six nations—the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and TuscaroraIroquois Confederacy30sEditDelete
- Q3Ben Franklin's plan to unite the colonies under one government to defeat France. It was the first idea for a united colonial government.Albany Plan of Union30sEditDelete
- Q4(1754-1763) War fought in the British colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.The French and Indian War30sEditDelete
- Q5Ended the French and Indian War, Gave Britain control of the Ohio River Valley, and ended France as a power in North America.Treaty of Paris (!763)30sEditDelete
- Q6American Colonists did not want to be taxed if they did not have a representative in Britain's Parliament.No Taxation without Representation30sEditDelete
- Q7Helped Britain control westward expansion. It prohibited colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains, on Native American land. No colonists could live in the Ohio River Valley.Proclamation of 176330sEditDelete
- Q8The colonists avoided taxes by illegally moving goods into and out of the colonies.Smuggling in the Colonies30sEditDelete
- Q9These documents allowed the British officers to search almost anywhere—shops, warehouses, and even private homes—for smuggled goods.Writs of Assistance30sEditDelete
- Q10Lowered the tax on the molasses. The act allowed officers to seize goods from smugglers without going to court.Sugar Act30sEditDelete
- Q11This law taxed almost all printed materials. Newspapers, wills, and even playing cards needed a stamp to show that the tax had been paid.Stamp Act30sEditDelete
- Q12Passed after the repeal of the Stamp Act. Stated that Britain had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies "in all cases."Declaratory Act30sEditDelete
- Q13Tax on imported goods, such as glass, tea, and paper. The tax was paid when the goods arrived—before they were brought inside the colonies.Townshend Act30sEditDelete
- Q14to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's termsBoycott30sEditDelete
- Q15Helped start the Sons of Liberty who protested the Stamp Act.Samuel Adams30sEditDelete
- Q16Organizations that led protests, helped American soldiers, instated a boycott, and generally resisted the British.Sons and Daughters of Liberty30sEditDelete
- Q17The first bloodshed of the American Revolution (1770). British guards opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans.Boston Massacre30sEditDelete
- Q18A dockworker who was part African, part Native American. A victim of the Boston Massacre.Crispus Attucks30sEditDelete
- Q19Caused more anger toward British taxes and ultimately violent actions by the colonists. Gave the British East India Company total control of the market for tea.Tea Act30sEditDelete
- Q20Protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British Tea into Boston HarborBoston Tea Party30sEditDelete