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| 14804399338 | Patriots | American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won | 0 | |
| 14804403104 | Sam Adams | A member of the Sons of Liberty who started the Committee of Correspondence to stir public support for American independence. | 1 | |
| 14804425548 | Coercive(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 troop's in barns and empty houses | 2 | |
| 14804437308 | Pontiac's Rebellion | A 1763 conflict between Native Americans and the British over settlement of Indian lands in the Great Lakes area | 3 | |
| 14804464305 | Loyalists/Tories | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence | 4 | |
| 14804468070 | Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) | The term refers to a series of conflicts that waged from 1756 to 1763. The war was a product of economic rivalries that existed in Europe over the treasures of the Americas. The wars were seen in India, the West Indies (Caribbean) and North America. As a result of the conflict, the French lost their empire in North America and the British would create more control over the contested regions, squeezing the French out in the process. | 5 | |
| 14804477718 | Colonial Elites | Expanding trade led to a powerful upper class of merchants. 1750s in Chesapeake and Lower South were dominated by slave plantations. They were also the rulers of colonies like Pennsylvania and Maryland. By 1770, almost all upper-class Virginians had their wealth through inheritance. | 6 | |
| 14804487205 | Iroquois Confederation | The league of Indian tribes in the Northeast that fought with the English in the French-Indian War and supported the Loyalists in the America Revolution. | 7 | |
| 14804494860 | Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania | 1767- by John Dickinson, argued that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies for revenue | 8 | |
| 14804501153 | Sons of Liberty | A 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 | |
| 14804505664 | Legislative Branch | the branch of government that makes the laws | 10 | |
| 14804512254 | Executive Branch | the branch of government that carries out laws | 11 | |
| 14804512255 | Judicial Branch | Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly. | 12 | |
| 14804517400 | Declaraction of Independence | basically saying that the United States are breaking away from Britain are forming their own country | 13 | |
| 14886924568 | Proclomation of 1763 | law created by British officials that prohibited colonists from settling in areas west of the Appalachian Mountains | 14 | |
| 14886926133 | Stamp Act | 1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc. | 15 | |
| 14886927733 | commities of correspondence | one of the groups set up by American colonists to exchange information about British threats to their liberties | 16 | |
| 14886929903 | Mercy Otis Warren | was a poet and playwright who wrote plays that made fun of the British. Her plays were pieces of propaganda prior to the American Revolution. | 17 | |
| 14886932388 | French Revolution | The revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799. | 18 | |
| 14886934901 | Nuetrality | A position of not taking sides in a conflict | 19 | |
| 14886936522 | Washington's Farewell Address | Warned against permanent foreign alliances and political parties, called for unity of the country, established precedent of two-term presidency | 20 | |
| 14886939120 | John Locke | English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property. | 21 | |
| 14886948255 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | A French man who believed that Human beings are naturally good & free & can rely on their instincts. Government should exist to protect common good, and be a democracy | 22 | |
| 14886949482 | Adam Smith | Scottish economist who wrote the Wealth of Nations a precursor to modern Capitalism. | 23 | |
| 14886951468 | Hereditary Privilege | Getting privileges or government positions because of your ancestors or what family you were born into. | 24 | |
| 14886953016 | Natural Rights | the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property | 25 | |
| 14886954628 | Common Sense by Thomas Paine | powerful pamphlet telling the colonists to break free. British were trying to destroy colonies' natural rights. Government is there to protect life liberty and property. Power came from people, not kings. Colonies don't benefit from British Empire. | 26 | |
| 14886956453 | Articles of Confederation | 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade) | 27 | |
| 14886958132 | Separation of Powers | Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law | 28 | |
| 14886959985 | Federalism | A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments | 29 | |
| 14886961047 | Constitution | A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society | 30 |
