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| 779753871 | Republicanism | A model of society in which all citizens overlooked their own selfish interests for the greater good: Society, its balance, and the govts power depended upon the moral code of the citizens | |
| 779753872 | Radical Whigs | A group of British political commentators who feared the monarchy's power and its threat to American liberty: Criticized the king's use of bribes and patronage, which were symptoms of a moral decay called "corruption": Warned the citizens to be on the guard against conspiracies: Helped develop American distrust towards British | |
| 779753873 | Mercantilist | Believed that the source of a country's power was its wealth, and a country's military and political power could be determined from the amount of gold and silver in its treasury | |
| 779753874 | Sugar Act of 1764 | Forced taxes on colonists for items such as sugar: A method for the Crown to raise money: Repealed after colonists protested | |
| 779753875 | Quartering Act of 1765 | Required that colonists provide soldiers with food and housing | |
| 779753876 | Stamp Act | Mandated that people put stamps on any bills of sale for 50 items, playing cards, pamphlets, newspapers, diplomas, bills of lading, and marriage licenses: Stamps served as confirmation of payment of tax | |
| 779753877 | Admiralty Courts | Courts where juries were not allowed: People were guilty until proven innocent, opposite of today, which is innocent until proven guilty | |
| 779753878 | Stamp Act Congress of 1765 | Assembled 27 delegates from 9 colonies in NYC: Drafted a statement of their rights and grievances, implored the king to repeal the Stamp Act: While it was ignored in England, it helped bring together the people of the colonies | |
| 779753879 | Nonimportation Agreements | Boycott against British goods: People wore homespun woolen garments, refrained from eating lamb so that wool-bearing sheep could mature: Public defiance helped helped spread mood of anger throughout the Americas | |
| 779753880 | Sons and Daughters of Liberty | Groups which rebelled against British laws: Enforced nonimportation agreements against violators by tarring and feathering them: Also plundered the houses of disliked officers, robbed them of their money, and hanged imitations of stamp agents on liberty poles | |
| 779753881 | Declaratory Act of 1766 | Stated that Britain had absolute power over the colonies | |
| 779753882 | Townshend Acts | Passed by Charles Townshend: Placed a tax on paper, paint, glass, white lead, and tea | |
| 779753883 | Boston Massacre | An event on March 5, 1770 in which redcoats killed/wounded 11 people after colonists taunted and threw snowballs at them: Caused by tension between redcoats and colonists | |
| 779753884 | Committees of Correspondence | Set up in Massachusetts by Samuel Adams, function was to spread the idea of rebellion and hatred against British: About 80 towns set up such committees | |
| 779753885 | Boston Tea Party | Occurred in 1773, 100 Bostonians disguised as Indians dumped 342 crates of tea in the sea | |
| 779753886 | Intolerable Acts | Were a series of acts passed by Parliament in 1774; took away many of the rights granted in the charter; Town meetings were restricted; Officers who killed colonists were taken to Britain for their trial; came after the Boston Tea Party | |
| 779753887 | Quebec Act | Let French keep their political and religious traditions, and extended the boundaries to the Ohio River: Colonists incorrectly thought that it was in response to Boston Tea Party | |
| 779753888 | First Continental Congress | Met in 1774 to find ways to solve colonial grievances: 12/13 colonies sent 55 men, including Samuel Adams, John Adams, George Washington, and Patrick Henry | |
| 779753889 | The Association | An agreement decided upon in 1774 that called for total boycott of British goods through non importation, non exportation, and nonconsumption | |
| 779753890 | Lexington and Concord | In 1775, a British commander sent a group of troops to seize gunpowder and capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock: In Lexington, colonial "Minutemen" held their ground, so British fired and killed 8 Americans: Marched forward to Concord, but were forced to retreat by the militiamen there: 70 British killed, 300 casualties total, first shots of war | |
| 779753891 | Valley Forge | From 1777-1778: Encampment where George Washington and his soldiers spent a terrible winter: Hundreds died, many more deserted: Reflected weakness of the army, which was that they had few supplies | |
| 779753892 | John Hancock | One of the chief revolutionary leaders: merchant who was extremely affected by Navigation Laws and vehemently opposed the taxing | |
| 779753893 | George Grenville | Prime Minister of 1763: Passed Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act enforced Navigation Laws: Colonists felt that Grenville was destroying their liberty | |
| 779753894 | Charles Townshend | A great orator who spend much of his time drunken, convinced Parliament to pass the Townshend Acts | |
| 779753895 | Crispus Attucks | Leader of the Boston Massacre, first person to be killed | |
| 779753896 | George III | A bad ruler, industrious, stubborn, megalomaniacal: Surrounded by "yes men", like his minister, Lord North | |
| 779753897 | Samuel Adams | Another one of the main revolutionaries, a fervent Son of Liberty who helped establish some local committees of correspondence | |
| 779753898 | Thomas Hutchinson | Governor of Mass., had his house burned by Stamp Act protests in 1765: Believed tea tax was unfair, but believed colonists should not disobey the law, so ordered ships not to leave until cargo was unloaded | |
| 779753899 | Lord North | The corrupt prime minister, repealed the Townshend Act and instead placed a tax on tea | |
| 779753900 | Marquis de Lafayette | A wealthy French nobleman, became a general at age 19: Prized glory and liberty | |
| 779753901 | Baron von Steuben | A stern drillmaster and organizational genius, trained his men, gave them valuable experience / Valley Forge (drilled washington's troops) | |
| 779753902 | Lord Dunmore | British governor of Virginia in 1775 who promised freedom for all Blacks who joined the British army: 300 left to join |
