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5107736962French and Indian WarWar fought in the colonies from 1754 to 1763 between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio River Valley area. The English won the war and the Peace of Paris was negotiated in 1763. (p. 70)0
5107736963George WashingtonLed a small militia from Virginia to stop work on French Fort Duquesne. Was forced to surrender on July 3rd, 1754. Later become 1st president under the New Constitution and remembered for warning the future U.S. in his Farewell Address1
5107736965Albany Plan of UnionBritish government attempt to unite colonies against French and Indians during French and Indian war. Meeting at Albany, NY in 1754 it was unsuccessful since colonies were too independent and had different degrees of issues with Natives and French but it did set a precedent for other revolutionary meetings.2
5107736966Peace of Paris (1763)Peace treaty signed to end the French and Indian War (The Seven Years' War) in 1763. Great Britain gained French Canada and Spanish Florida. France gave Spain its western territory. (p. 71)3
5107736967salutary neglectBritain had exercised little direct control over the colonies and did not enforce its navigation laws This changed after the French and Indian War.4
5107736968George III; crownKing of England during colonist move for independence5
5107736970ParlimentLegislative house of Great Britain6
5107736971Pontiac's RebellionIndian chief's major attack against the colonies in 1763. The British did not rely on colonial forces, but instead sent their army to deal with the rebellion. This Indian leader rebelled due to the westward expansion of colonist, this lead to the creation of the Proclamation of 1763. (p. 72)7
5107736972Proclamation Act of 1763Prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. British hoped it would prevent violence between Native Americans and colonists. The colonists were angry and disobeyed the law, moving to the west of the mountains in large numbers. (p. 72)8
5107736973Sugar Actlowered the tax created in 1733 (Molasses Act) to stop smuggling and help raise money for the English Crown and pay a debt (1764).9
5107736974Quartering ACTRequired the colonists to provide food and living quarters for British soldiers in order to defend against native attacks. (1765)10
5107736975Stamp ActRequired that revenue stamps be placed on almost all printed paper. First direct tax paid by the people. Boycotts were effective in repealing this Act (1765).11
5107736976Patrick HenryYoung Virginian lawyer who coined the phrase "No taxation without representation" in his speech to the House of Burgesses.12
5107736977Stamp Act CongressRepresentatives from nine colonies met in New York in 1765 and decided that only their own elected representatives had the power to approve taxes. (p. 73)13
5107736978Sons and Daughters of LibertySecret society who intimidated tax agents; tarred and feathered some tax collectors14
5107736979Declaratory ActIn 1766 Parliament declared that it had the right to tax and make laws for the colonies in all cases whatsoever even if they had repealed the Stamp Act. (p. 73)15
5107736980Townshend Acts (1767)In 1767 Parliament enacted new taxes to be collected on imports of tea, glass, and paper. Also created the writs of assistance which was a general license to search for smuggled goods anywhere.16
5107736981John Dickinson: Letters from a Farmer in PennsylvaniaWork of literature in which Dickinson argued that no taxation without representation was an important principle of English law. (p. 74)17
5107736982Samuel Adams and James OtisIn 1768, they wrote the Massachusetts Circular Letter which urged colonies to petition Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts. (p. 74)18
5107736984Boston MassacreIn March 1777 on a snowy day in Boston British guards, harassed by colonists, fire into a crowd. Five people were killed.19
5107736985Committees of CorrespondenceInitiated by Samuel Adams in 1772, these letters spread news of suspicious or threatening acts by the British throughout the colonies. (p. 74)20
5107736987Tea ActParliament passed this act in 1773 which continued the tax on tea and lowered the price of British tea so it was even cheaper than smuggled Dutch tea. (p. 75)21
5107736988Boston Tea PartyIn December 1773, colonists dressed as Indians threw 342 chests of imported tea into the harbor.22
5107736989Intolerable ActsColonist name for the Coercive Acts of 1774, a series of acts made to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.23
5107736990Port ActOne of the Coercive ACTS, which closed the port of Boston, prohibiting trade in and out ot the harbor until the destroyed tea was paid for.24
5107736991Massachusetts Government ActOne of the Coercive ACTS, which reduced the power of the Massachusetts (colonist's) legislature while increasing the power of the royal governor.25
5107736992Administration of Justice ActOne of the Coercive ACTS, which allowed royal officials accused of crimes to be tried in England instead of the colonies.26
5107736994Quebec ActIn 1774 this act established Roman Catholicism as the official religion of Quebec (the land won after the French and Indian War), set up a government for Quebec and set the border at the Ohio River.27
5107736998John LockeEnglish philosopher who said that all people have rights, simply because they are human and that people have a right and a responsibility to revolt against any government that failed to protect their rights. (unalienable rights) (p. 77)28
5107736999Jean-Jacques RousseauFrench philosopher who had a profound influence on educated Americans in the 1760s and 1770s. (p. 77) Led to the inclusion of one of the 7 principles in the Constituion ----POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY and social contract29

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