Definition 1 of 60
In 1773, Parliament passed this act which taxed imported tea. The result was that British tea was
even cheaper than smuggled Dutch tea. (p. 75)
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Tea Act
,Definition 2 of 60
In October 1777, General John Burgoyne's British forces were defeated by American Generals
Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnolds army. This was a turning point of the war because it led to
the French joining the war against Great Britain. (p. 90)
Battle of Bunker Hill
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
Battle of Saratoga
Definition 3 of 60
Representatives from nine colonies met in New York in 1765 and decided that only their own
elected representatives had the power to approve taxes. (p. 73)
Quebec Act
Second Continental Congress
Stamp Act Congress
Committees Of Correspondence
,Definition 4 of 60
Secret society organized to intimidated tax agents. Sometimes they destroyed revenue stamps
and tarred and feathered tax collectors. (p. 73)
Battle of Saratoga
First Continental Congress
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Declaratory Act
Definition 5 of 60
Americans generally supported the French people's aspiration to establish a republic, but
many were horrified by the reports of mob hysteria and mass executions. Thomas Jefferson
and his supporters argued that the U.S. should join France in its defensive war against Britain.
However, George Washington believed that the U.S. was too young a nation and not strong
enough to engage in a European war. (p. 111)
Rationalism
French Revolution
Enlightenment
Shay's Rebellion
, Definition 6 of 60
War fought in the colonies from 1754 to 1763 between the English and the French for
possession of the Ohio River Valley area. The English won the war and the Peace of Paris was
negotiated in 1763. (p. 70)
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
American civil war (1861-1865)
Seven Years' War (French and Indian War)
World war i (1914-1918)
Definition 7 of 60
One of the authors of the Federalist Papers. He favored a strong central government. He was
George Washington's secretary of the treasury. (p. 106)
Federalists
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Locke
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