Us history Flashcards
Memorize and understand words with definitions.
What is Principles of morality?
What your family considers right or wrong. The difference between right and wrong.
What is power?
The ability to control or direct something or someone.
What is authority?
Authority is power combined with the right to use that power.
What is customs?
The right to use power usually comes from customs. Siblings clear the table, the mother has the authority to direct children.
Lexington/Concord
The two places where there was a fight between rebels and the British soldiers ! And that’s what started the revolutionary war
Boycott
To refuse to buy
Boston massacre
The clash In 1770 between British troops and a group Bostonians I which 5 colonists were killed
King George III
King George was the King of great Britain during The American revolution. He passed many harsh and unfair laws Taking away The rights Of the colonists. It eventually led to the revolution
Proclamation 1763
The British decree prohibiting colonial settlement west of Appalachians
Jamestown
The first successful colony In the world, Jamestown, Virginia
Stamp act
The 1765 British taxing all legal papers issued in the colonies
Declaration of independence
The document adopted by the continental congress on July 4, 1776. Establishes the united states independence from Great Britain.
Plymouth colony
In 1620 a small group Of English settlers landed Massachusetts They were looking for religious freedom And no taxes.
Roanoke
First English colony in the americas starting 1585
Quartering act
1765 it required the colonies to quarter, to provide housing and supplies for soldiers
