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George Grenville
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British prime minister 1763-1765. To obtain funds for britain after the costly 7-yrs war, he ordered the Navy to enforce the unpopular Navigation Laws.
1764-got Parliament to pass the Sugar Act 1765- Quartering Act 1765- Stamp Act. Disgruntled the colonists, created anger towards Brit, unified them, and helped provide beginnings of Amer Revolution. |
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Samuel Adams
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Master propagandist and engineer of rebellion. Strong politician and leader. Organized local Committees of Correspondence in MA designed to oppose Brit policy forced on the colonists.
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Charles Townshend
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Control of British ministry. 1767 persuaded Parliament to pass the Townshend Acts. Light import duty on glass, paper, tea...colonists were greatly against it.
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John Adams
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Second president of the US; attended the 1774 Continental Congress as a delegate from Georgia. Swayed his countrymen to take revolutionary action against England.
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King George III
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Good man but not a good ruler; lost all 13 American colonies.
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Mercantilism
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Colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country. Export more than you import
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No Taxation without Representation
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Used by the colonists to protest the 1765 Stamp Act.
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"Virtual" representation
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Theory that claimed that every member of Parliament represented all Brit subjects, even those Amers that had never voted for a member of the London Parliament
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The Board of Trade
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an English legislative body based in London, instituted for the governing and economic controlling of the Amer colonies. Keep the colonies functioning under mercantilism while it could.
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Sons of Liberty
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1765 Organization of upper&middle class people resisting the 1765 Stamp Act. Even though the Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, the Sons of Liberty & Daughters of Liberty remained active resistors.
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Quebec Act
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After the F& I war, the English claimed Quebec.
1774 Quebec Act allowed the French Colonists to go back freely to their own customs. Colonists have right to access Catholic religion. Extended Quebec N & S into Ohio River Valley-->tension w/colonists |
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Navigation Acts
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Series of Brit laws to put pressure on the colonists. Enforced by Edmund Andros and the Dominion of New England before the Glorious Revolution
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Declaratory Act
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1766 English PArliament repealed Stamp Act and signed this act. Stated that Parliament had right to 'bind' colonies whenever it wanted. Stopped the violence and rebellions. Restarted trade w/England
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First Continental Congress
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Convention and consultative body in 1774. Was the American's response to the Intolerable Acts, considereed ways of redressing colonial grievances. Wrote a Declaration of Rights and appeals to Brit Amer colonies and Britain. Called for boycott through their creation-the "Association."
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1764 Sugar Act
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First law ever passed by Parliament. Put in place for raising revenue for the crown.
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1767 Townshend Acts
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Colonists protested against the items that were taxed, but found ways around it like smuggling.
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Quatering Act
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Forced colonists to pay taxes to house and feed Brit soldiers
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The Association
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Document produced by the 1775 Continental Congress calling for a complete boycott of Brit goods. Hoped to bring back the days before Parliamentary taxation.
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1765 Stamp Act
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Required the colonists to pay for a stamp to go on many essential documents. 1766 repealed; major colonial victory
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Committees of Correspondance
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1772 Sam Adams started the first one to spread propaganda and secret information through letters. Extremely effective
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Hessians
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German soldiers hired by George III to smash colonial rebellion; proved good in mechanical sense but were more concerned w/$ than duty.
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Boston Tea Party
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a "Revolt" on the Tea Act of Parliament. As a result, the MA charter was taken away
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Loyalists
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Colonists loyal to the king during the Amer Revolution
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Stamp Act Congress
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1765 met in NYC; had little effect at the time but helped toward colonial unity
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1774 Intolerable Acts
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passed following the Boston Tea Party. Considered unfair because they were designed to chastise Boston in particular
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