Module 1 Flashcards
(36 cards)
What is the Albany Plan of Union
A plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin under which the American colonies would form a loose confederation to promote mutual defense.
What was the Battle of Lexington?
The Shot Heard ‘Round the World, place where British soldiers first encountered the Minutemen.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
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Person who proposed the Albany Plan of Union, active in colonial politics, Founding Father
What was the Boston Massacre?
The clash in 1770 between British troops and a group of Bostonians in which five colonists were killed.
What is a boycott?
A refusal to buy goods and a tactic used by colonists to protect what they perceived as unfair taxation.
What is the Declaration of Independence
The document adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States as a nation independent of Great Britain.
What was the First Continental Congress?
The group of colonial delegates who met in Philadelphia in 1774 to discuss opposition to British policies.
What are inalienable rights?
A right according to natural law, a right that cannot be taken away, denied, or transferred.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Laws enacted by Parliament in 1774 severely restricting the rights of Massachusetts colonists.
Who was King George III?
The English monarch before and during the American Revolution.
What is a loyalist?
A colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolutionary War.
What is the Magna Carta?
The charter of English liberties granted by King John in 1215.
What is the Olive Branch Petition
Document adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5 and submitted to King George on July 8, 1775. It was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown.
What is a patriot?
A colonist who supported American independence at the time of the Revolutionary War.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
The British decree prohibiting colonial settlement west of the Appalachians.
What are the Sons of Liberty
A secret citizens’ group organized in the American colonies during the 1760s to protest the Stamp Act.
What was the Stamp Act?
The 1765 British decree taxing all legal papers issued in the colonies.
What was the Tea Act?
Parliament left this tax in place when the Townshend Acts were repealed to show that it had the right to tax the colonists.
What is Roanoke Island?
The site of the first English colony in the Americas, started in 1585.
Who is Thomas Paine
Author of Common Sense
What was the French and Indian War
The conflict between France and Britain in North America between 1754 and 1763.
What are Minutemen?
A member of a colonial militia who needed to be ready given only a moment’s notice.
What was the Quartering Act?
Law passed by Parliament requiring the colonies to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers.
What is revenue?
Income, which governments generally raise through taxes
