| Vocabulary Chapter 5 |
| Albany plan of union- In mid 1759, the 7 colonies north of Virginia met at Albany, New York. They set up a plan for a Grand council of all the colonies, that would hold power over the colonies, and a royal appointed president general would lead it. Though it did present a way to deal with colonial and Indian affairs, and set up a form of later unity, it failed to come to fruition. Treaty of Paris of 1763- This treaty, which concluded the 7 year�s war, gave all the French lands in Canada, and east of the Mississippi to the English, and the west to the Spanish. IT ended the French influence in North America, for at least a little while. Pontiac�s rebellion- In the summer of 1763, the Ottawa Indian, Pontiac led a revolt to smash 8 British forts in the great lakes. Proclamation of 1763- The British government, in order to keep the Indians passive, forbade settlers to settle past the crest of the application peaks. This angered settlers even more. Salutary Neglect- was a policy of where Great Britain left the colonies alone, and they pretty much ran themselves. This enabled an independent nature to develop in the colonial legislatures. Writs of Assistance- The writs of assistance allowed searches to search and seize any good on ships that were suspected of having illegal or smuggled goods. It was a broad-reaching search warrant in effect. Sugar Act- In 1764, Parliament passed the sugar act, which regulated the flow of molasses from the French Indies to the colonies. It further stipulated that all lumber, iron, skins, etc. had to flow to Britain first before it could be exported to foreign nations. Stamp Act- was a direct tax on the colonies. If you wanted to print anything official, or mail something, it required a legal stamp on special watermarked paper. The idea was to raise funds by making the people pay for the paper. It caused many revolts. Sons of Liberty- Led by Samuel Adams, the SOL led riots and stamp burning and was overall, the voice of the silent majority of the liberty crisis. Whenever there was a demonstration in Boston, they would be behind it. Declaratory Act- Passed at the same time as the repeal of the stamp act, the Declaratory act says that the Parliament has right to pass any law regarding the colonies. Charles Townshend- Was the Chancellor of the treasury, and forces parliament to pass the taxes on goods entering the colonies that would bear his name. Samuel Adams- As one of the founding fathers, Sam led the Sons of Liberty. He was at the forefront of the fight for Colonist�s freedom. Boston Massacre- When protestors were throwing rocks at British Troops in a riot, the British opened fire, killing a handful of civilians. John Adams defended them in Court, and won. Regulatory movement- Was the movement n parliament in the 1700�s to regulate the colonies after they had been operating independently. The acts were designed to help the British taxpayer. Many acts were passed, and with each act, the colonists resisted even more. Boston tea party- Was when many Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and went aboard a ship and dumped all the ea out of the ship, in protest of the tea act. In response, British authorities closed Boston Harbor. Coercive Acts- in 4 coercive laws, Parliament closed Boston Harbor, changed the Mass. government, allowed any soldier accused of murder while enforcing law a trial in England, and finally, allowed governors to completely empty private buildings for military use. The colonists called them the �intolerable acts.� Tomas Paine- was a great writer who had immigrated form England shortly before the revolution. He wrote �Common Sense�, and �The Crisis,� Which plunged the American mind into war. |
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