Road to Revolution Unit (1750-1776)
Mr. Lickteig
Fort Riley Middle School
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1767; law adopted after Stamp Act was repealed; taxed glass, paper, and tea | ||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" |