Road to Revolution Unit (1750-1776)
Mr. Lickteig
Fort Riley Middle School
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| 1754 - 1763; conflict between France and Great Britain over land in North America | ||
| name for the French & Indian War in Europe | ||
| colonies that built cities and early water powered textile factories | ||
| colonies that focused on growing cash crops; tobacco, indiego | ||
| colonies that focused on subsistence farming; rice | ||
| a plant that is grown for sale only, not for subsistence | ||
| growing crops to feed yourself and family | ||
| economic system used between Europe, Americas, and Africa in the 1600-1800s | ||
| the rise of the working class and the eventual overthrow of monarchies, occurred 1200-1600 | ||
| a period of renewal in Christian belief; occurred 1720-1750 | ||
| a period of interest in science, education, and reasoning; occurred 1740-1760 | ||
| A legal document written by English lords in 1215 that stated certain rights and limited the power of the King | ||
| civilian soldiers; mostly farmers during the 1700s | ||
| stated that if the French attacked a colony the other colonies would help defend; written in 1754; first time colonies viewed themselves as a collective whole | ||
| author of the Albany Plan of Union | ||
| peace agreement that ended the French & Indian War | ||
| year the Treaty of Paris was signed | ||
| Issued by Great Britain after the French & Indian War; prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains | ||
| Native American uprising in Michigan; chief wanted all Natives to unite and fight Europeans | ||
| incoming money | ||
| a formal expression of opinion | ||
| refusing to buy a product | ||
| to cancel a law | ||
| documents that allowed tax collectors to search private property for smuggled goods | ||
| agreements by merchants to not buy products from a certain country or source | ||
| morpheme meaning "not" | ||
| morpheme meaning "into" | ||
| morpheme meaning "time" | ||
| not allowed | ||
| group of male colonists who protested taxes; not afraid to use violence | ||
| founder and leader of the Sons of Liberty | ||
| city where the American Revolution started | ||
| 1764; lowered tax on molasses to encourage colonists to stop smuggling | ||
| bringing something into a country illegally | ||
| 1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc. | ||
| famous Early American politician who said "Give me liberty or give me death." | ||
| 1767; law adopted after Stamp Act was repealed; taxed glass, paper, and tea | ||
| the major cause of the American Revolution | ||
| 1770; 5 civilians who were part of a mob killed by British soldiers; depicted as a brutal slaughter in colonial newspapers | ||
| form of persuasion; shows one side of an issue to influence people to join that one side | ||
| groups of colonists began writing letters to each other to form ways of resisting British rule; shows communication between the colonies | ||
| 1773; placed a tax on an item to help save the British East India Company; colonists boycotted | ||
| took place as a reaction to the Tea Act; Sons of Liberty dressed up like Mohawk Indians and protested in the harbor | ||
| 1774; laws meant to punish Boston after the Tea Party; closed the harbor, created a police state, Quebec Act, and had to quarter troops in civilian homes | ||
| leader of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolution | ||
| a rag doll dressed to look like a tax collector or other enemy | ||
| Group formed in 1774, established militias | ||
| meeting of delegates in 1775, formed Continental Army, wrote Olive Branch Petition | ||
| professional army formed by Second Continental Congress | ||
| commander of Continental Army | ||
| last attempt by colonists to prevent Revolution | ||
| author of Common Sense | ||
| pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that encouraged colonists to join the revolution | ||
| author of the Declaration of Independence | ||
| offically declared the colonies separate from Britain | ||
| date the Declaration of Independence was signed | ||
| wrote his name in large print so that King George III could read it from Philly | ||
| place where Declaration of Independence was signed | ||
| dominant economic theory of the 1600s; more trade = more gold reserves | ||
| bringing something IN to a nation | ||
| sending something OUT of a nation | ||
| morpheme meaning "in or not" | ||
| morpheme meaning "out" |
