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Road to Revolution
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Social Studies
7th Grade
12/09/2013

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French & Indian War
Definition
War from 1753 - 1759 that was fought between England and the American colonies and the French and Indians.
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Albany Plan of Union
Definition
Plan created by Ben Franklin that attempted to get the 13 colonies to unite to fight the French.
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Treaty of Paris
Definition
Ended the French & Indian war.  Gave England all of France's land in America.
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Proclamation of 1763
Definition
Law that drew an imaginary line along the Appalachian Mts. and forbid colonists form moving west of the line  -- avoid conflicts w/ Indians.
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Sugar Act 1764
Definition
Law that put a tax on many items including molasses.
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Stamp Act of 1765
Definition
Law that required all printed materials to have an official British stamp -- raised the price of paper
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Quartering Act 1765 & 1767
Definition
Law that required colonists to feed and house British soldiers without any payment
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Townshend Act 1767
Definition
Law that taxed common everyday items like glass, paint, lead, etc.
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Tea Act
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Law that allowed British East Indian Co. to sell tea directly to the colonists --  upset colonial merchants.
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Petition
Definition
A formal written request signed by a group of people.
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Boycott
Definition
To refuse to buy goods or use services
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Repeal
Definition
To cancel
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Writs of Assistance
Definition
Legal document that let British officers inspect ships or businesses without a reason
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Committee of Correspondence
Definition
Letter writing campaign between the colonies that report on events in Massachusetts.
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Nonimportation Agreement
Definition
Agreement between American merchants not to import or buy British goods taxed by the Townshend Acts
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Sons of Liberty
Definition
Organization of men that protested the British laws and policies protestants, boycotts, occasional violence
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Intolerable Acts
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laws placed on Massachusetts in early 1774 to punish them for the Boston Tea Party- closed Boston harbor
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First Congressional Congress
Definition
September 1774--Meting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia--agreed to boycott British goods and set up militias
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Militia
Definition
An army of citizens who serve as soldiers
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Minutemen
Definition
Massachusetts volenteer soldiers who trained regulary and were ready to fight
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