Terms

Pontiac’s Rebellion was a rebellion of the Iroquois Indians that took place in May 1763. Britain used this to justify the Proclamation of 1763.

Prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains and placed it under British supervision. The British gained more control over the colonists because of the restriction. The Americans resented the Proclamation because they wanted the freedom to settle where they felt like it.

Cut molasses tax in half but raised a new tax on sugar. Also prohibited the importation of rum.

Required citizens to pay for stamps on all legal documents such as newspapers, marriage licenses, and other printed documents.

Taxed glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea imported into the colonies

Prohibited the colonies from printing paper money, therefore preventing the problem of inflation.

Stated that the colonies would have to provide for new soldiers.

Authorized revenue officers to seize illegal goods

Stated that no jury would be provided for smugglers, only a British judge, who get’s 5% of the smuggled goods, if convicted.

First united action of the Colonies. Resolved that Parliament had no right to tax without their consent.

Formed a network between the colonies to pass any news of English action quickly.

Five people killed when the British fired on a angry crowd. Propaganda turned this into British soldiers killing innocent citizens.

After the sinking of a customs boat, British inspectors were sent to the colonies but they returned empty handed. This angered colonists because it interfered with their right to a trial by jury. The Committees of Correspondence were later formed in result of this.

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Was formed in September 1774 and completed two tasks. They endorsed the Suffolk Resolves and also decided to boycott British goods. In addition, they sent a petition to the kind summarizing the opinions of the colonists.

The Loyalists were the colonists loyal to the king and against independence. They were afraid independence would not protect their constitutional rights.

After the Battle of Bunker Hill, John Dickinson wrote the Olive Branch Petition, which was polite.

A secret society that led anti-British riots. They were involved in the Boston tea party as well as other incidents that included destruction of private property.

Statement that encouraged the citizens to collect guns and ammunition for emergencies.

Also known as the Coercive Acts. This act punished all of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. It issued the Quartering Act, the Boston Port Bill, which closed off the port of Boston, the Massachusetts Government Act, which dissolved the local government of Massachusetts, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quebec Act. To summarize, it angered the citizens for punishing the entire state not just the troublemakers in Boston. This resulted in unification, patriotism, and revolution.

Thomas Paine wrote this book and he argued that Americans did not need England economically. It removed the last psychological barriers for independence.

The French gave their support in the American cause, after seeing that the colonists could win a battle on their own (Saratoga.) In June 1778, France declared war on Britain along with Spain and the Dutch. They helped the colonists by puncturing the Royal Navy’s blockade.

Saratoga convinced France to ally with the colonies. Yorktown was the final major battle, where General Cornwallis surrendered on Oct 19, 1781.

Britain was forced to give up all land east of the Mississippi, fishing rights off Grand Backs, Canada, Florida was given back to Spain, and the 31^st parallel was set as the northern border of Florida.

Personalities to Remember:

John Locke-English philosopher that influenced thinking in America,
William Pitt-Pleaded with Parliament to stop the Stamp Act. It was later repealed.
Thomas Paine-Author of Common Sense.
Patrick Henry-One of the Radical delegates in the early colonial conventions.
James Otis-One of the first personalities to speak out against the British rule.
John Adams-One of the many delegates in the colonial conventions.
Sam Adams-Also one of the many delegates in the colonial conventions. Was considered a Radical.
George Washington-Was present for some of the colonial conventions, is most known for leading the colonial army to                victory in the Revolutionary War.
John Hancock-One of the Radicals in the colonial conventions.
Lord Cornwallis, Sir William Howe-Generals for the British in the Revolutionary War.
George Grenville-Financial minister for Britain. Dealt with the war debt after the French and Indian war. Issued the Stamp                Act.
John Dickinson-A moderate delegate in the colonial conventions. Wrote Letters of A Pennsylvania Farmer.