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4978330773republicanismA philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based on consent of the governed.0
4978330774radical WhigsA group of British political commentators. They were very nervous about the power of Parliament and the arbitrary powers of the monarch. They warned the colonists to be always on the lookout for a violation of their rights.1
4978330775mercantilismAn economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought2
4978330776Sugar Act(1764) British deeply in debt partly due to French & Indian War. English Parliament placed a tariff on sugar, coffee, wines, and molasses. colonists avoided the tax by smuggling and by bribing tax collectors.3
4978330777Quartering ActMarch 24, 1765 - Required the colonials to provide food, lodging, and supplies for the British troops in the colonies.4
4978330778stamp taxPassed by Parliament in 1765, it required colonists to purchase a small stamp to be affixed to legal and other documents5
4978330779admiralty courtsBritish courts originally established to try cases involving smuggling or violations of the Navigation Acts which the British government sometimes used to try American criminals in the colonies. Trials in Admiralty Courts were heard by judges without a jury.6
4978330780Stamp Act CongressA meeting of delegations from many of the colonies, the congress was formed to protest the newly passed Stamp Act It adopted a declaration of rights as well as sent letters of complaints to the king and parliament, and it showed signs of colonial unity and organized resistance.7
4978330781nonimportation agreementsAgreements not to import goods from Great Britain. They were designed to put pressure on the British economy and force the repeal of unpopular parliamentary acts.8
4978330782Sons of LibertyA radical political organization for colonial independence which formed in 1765 after the passage of the Stamp Act. They incited riots and burned the customs houses where the stamped British paper was kept. After the repeal of the Stamp Act, many of the local chapters formed the Committees of Correspondence which continued to promote opposition to British policies towards the colonies. The Sons leaders included Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.9
4978330783Daughters of LibertyThis orginization supported the boycott of British goods. They urged Americans to wear homemade fabrics and produce other goods that were previously available only from Britain. They believed that way, the American colonies would become economically independent.10
4978330784Declaratory ActPassed in 1766 just after the repeal of the Stamp Act, this Act stated that Parliament could legislate for the colonies in all cases. Most colonists interpreted the act as a face-saving mechanism and nothing more. Parliament, however, continually interpreted the act in its broadest sense in order to legislate in and control the colonies.11
4978330785Townshend ActsLaws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea12
4978330786Boston MassacreBritish soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists who were teasing and taunting them. Five colonists were killed. The colonists blamed the British and the Sons of Liberty used this incident as an excuse to promote the Revolution.13
4978330787committees of correspondenceorganized by patriot leader Samuel Adams, was a system of communication between patriot leaders in New England and throughout the colonies. They provided the organization necessary to unite the colonies in opposition to Parliament. The committees sent delegates to the First Continental Congress.14
4978330788Boston Tea Partydemonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor15
4978330789"Intolerable Acts"in response to Boston Tea Party, 4 acts passed in 1774, Port of Boston closed, reduced power of assemblies in colonies, permitted royal officers to be tried elsewhere, provided for quartering of troops in barns and empty houses16
4978330790Quebec ActExtended boundaries of Quebec and granted equal rights to Catholics and recognized legality Catholic Church in the territory; colonists feared this meant that a pope would soon oversee the colonies.17
4978330791First Continental CongressDelagates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with britain and to promote independence18
4978330792The AssociationA military organization formed by Benjamin Franklin which formed fighting units in Pennsylvania and erected two batteries on the Delaware River.19
4978330793Battles of Lexington and Concordinitiated the Revolutionary War between the American colonists and the British. British governor Thomas Gage sent troops to Concord to stop the colonists who were loading arms. The next day, on April 19, 1775, the first shots were fired in Lexington, starting the war. The battles resulted in a British retreat to Boston20
4978330794Valley ForgePlace where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778, a 4th of troops died here from disease and malnutriton, Steuben comes and trains troops21
4978330795Camp followersLarge number of females who accompanied the American army, cooking and sewing for the troops in return for money and rations; some even dressed in men's clothing and served in the army22
4978330796John HancockAmerican revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress23
4978330797George GrenvilleBecame prime minister of Britain in 1763 he persuaded the Parliament to pass a law allowing smugglers to be sent to vice-admiralty courts which were run by British officers and had no jury. He did this to end smuggling.24
4978330798Charles Townshendgovernment official, close to the king, likeable, sponsored taxes, "Champagne Charlie", sponsored taxes for: lead, glass, paper, paint & tea,25
4978330799Crispus AttucksKilled in Boston Massacre, black laborer, only African-American person killed in Boston Massacre. Because a martyr for African-Americans.26
4978330800George IIIKing of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 182027
4978330801Lord NorthPrime Minister of England from 1770 to 1782. Although he repealed the Townshend Acts, he generally went along with King George III's repressive policies towards the colonies even though he personally considered them wrong. He hoped for an early peace during the Revolutionary War and resigned after Cornwallis' surrender in 1781.28
4978330802Samuel AdamsFounder of the Sons of Liberty and one of the most vocal patriots for independence; signed the Declaration of Independence29
4978330803Thomas HutchinsonGovernor of Boston who ordered cargo of tea to be unloaded in Boston despite colonial objection30
4978330804Marquis de LafayetteHe was very rich and noble when he arrived in America at the age of 19 years old. He believed in the liberty that the Americans were fighting for and asked to help. He became a general on Washington's staff and fought hard. He was known as "the soldier's friend," and is buried in france but his grave is covered with earth from Bunker Hill.31
4978330805Baron von Steubenvolunteer, general in Prussia,offered help to Patriots after Washington won the battles at Trenton & Princeton, arrived at Valley Forge in the spring of 177832
4978330806Lord DunmoreRoyal governor of Virginia who issued a proclamation promising freedom for any enslaved black in Virginia who joined the British army33

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