Revolutionary War Flashcards
(36 cards)
Refuses by colonists to buy British goods
Boycotts
King who punished the colonists repeatdly with taxes
George 3
Prime minister under George 3 who set up taxes
George Grenville
One of the most wanted colonists. Who led the sons of liberty
Sam Adams
A fiery speaker who said,”give me liberty or give me death”.
Patrick Henry
President of continental congress and army.(1st pres. Of the U.S.)
George Washington
Finance minister for George 3 (also set up tax acts)
Charles Townsend
A group led by Sam Adams, they harassed tax collectors and soldiers
Sons of liberty
Colonist who prepared to fight in an instant
Minutemen
Were colonist who wrote letters about British acts to other colonists
Committees of correspondence
1st meeting of all colonies to discuss and deal with British acts
Stamp act congress
Told colonist they couldn’t settle on the western side of the app. Mount.
Proclamation of 1763
Stated that the colonies existed for the benefit of England
Mercantile theory
Ottawa chief who attacked colonies and the colonies put it down( gave them confidence)
Pontiac
A smuggler who led a group to attack British tea ships
John Hancock
A British ship that was destroyed by the colonist of providence Rhode Island
Gaspeè
British law makers
Parliament
British required colonist to pay Anglican preachers
Parson’s cause
Illegal running of goods for profit
Smuggling
Killing of many people
Massacre
Act that required everything to go through great Britian first
Trade law enforcement
Taxes legal documents and stamps
Stamp act
Colonists were required to keep British soldiers in their homes
Quartering act
Said colonist could no longer make paper money
Currency act