Chapter 4 Flashcards

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1.) Robert Walpole

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First Prime minister of england. Elecyed in 1701 and governed to 1742.

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2.) Privy Council

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.Advises the head of state concerning the actions of the nation. Gave advice on state affairs.

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3.) Benjamin Franklin

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.One of the founding fathers of the United states. Discovered the use of electricity. "First American" for his campaign for the new colonies.

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4.) New France

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.Colonies in North America founded my the french.

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5.) Paltry Wages

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.Wages/ Money paid to workers of the colonies.

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6.) Albany Plan

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Idea opf Benjamin Franklin to form one group of colonies using the same government.

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7.) French and Indian War

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England threatened to take over french lands. Indians fought alongside french to prevent the english to do the same to their land.

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8.) Louis XIV

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. Sun King. Sought to create a centralized state and to rid of feudalism.

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9. Missionary Zeal

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10. Louis Jolliet

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. First European to explore much of the Mississippi River.

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11. Father Jacques Marquette

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. A Catholic Priest and Missionary who accompanied Louis Jolliet.

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12. Rene Robert Cavalier

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A french explorer who explored the great lakes of michigan and claimed the lands of the mississippi river basin for france.

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13. The Iroquois Confederacy

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. Was a result to European colonization.

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14. King Williams War

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.(1689-97) One of many wars fought between the french and indians against the british at the beginning of the French and Indian War.

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15. Fort Necessity

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. (July 3, 1754) Early Battle of the French- Indian War.

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16. William Pitt

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.(1708-1778) Led Britain during the seven year's war. (french indian war)

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17. Siege of Quebec

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.September 13, 1759. Battle between the French and English at the city walls of Quebec. Britain caprtured Quebec as a result.

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18. Peace of Paris 1763

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Signed on Feburary 10, 1763 by Great Britain, France, Spain and Portugal. Ended the Frech and Indian War.

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19. Proclamation of 1763

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.October 7, 1763. Organize British rule in North America and to stabilize relations with the native americans.

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20. Greenville Ministry

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.April 16, 1763-july 13, 1765. Helped to lead the American War of Independence in 1775.

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21. Sugar Act

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.(April 5, 1764) Act passed by Britain onto the colonies of America. Britiash wanted to collect the taxes for it's own usage. Later resulted in the American Revolution.

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22. Currency Act

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. was several acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. Further rose tensions between Great Britain and the colonies which eventually lead to the American Revolution.

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23. Paxton Boys

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Conestoga Massacre was a killing of twenty native americans. They were a group of vigilantes as a result of the American Revolution.

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24. Regulatory Movement.

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(1764-1771) An uprising in North Carolina called the War of Regulations.

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25. stamp act

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A law enacted by Britain for taxes to be paid for documentts be passed.

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26. Virginia Resolves

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Resolutions passed by the Virginia General Assebly to solve matters resulted from the Stamp Sct.

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27. Sons of Liberty

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Political group of American Patriots. Sought to change colony treatment from British rule.

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Mutiny act

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1689. Parliament passed to better control the British government.

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Quartering Act

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An act passed to ensure british soldiers in the american colonies had good housing.

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Townshend Act

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The purpose of the Townshend Acts was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would be independent of colonial control, to create a more effective means of enforcing compliance with trade regulations,

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Navigation Act

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Law passed by Great Britain to restrict foreign trade between Great Britain and the colonies.

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Boston Massacre

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An incident where British Troops were forced to fire into a crowd a civilians that couldn't be controled. Sparked the American Revolution.

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Samuel Adams

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One of the Founding Fathers. Was the leader of the American Revolution and helped to form the political aspects of the soon to be United Staes.

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Loyalists

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Someone who maintains loyalty to an established government, political party, or sovereign, especially during war or revolutionary change

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Patriots.

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Name the colonists of the British Thirteen United Colonies, who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution

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Gaspee Inncident

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The resulting of a rebellion that included the burning of a British ship. Sparked the American Revolution.

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Tea Act

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Act of the Parliament of Great Britain to expand the British East India Company's monopoly on the tea trade to all British Colonies, selling excess tea at a reduced price

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Daughters of Liberty

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A successful Colonial American group that consisted of women who displayed their patriotism by participating in boycotts of British goods following the passage of the Townshend Acts.

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Boston Tea Party.

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Group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor

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Coercive Acts

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(intolerable acts.) describe a series of five laws passed by the British Parliament were these acts triggered outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies

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First Continental Congress

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convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774

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John Adams

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Second President of the United States and one of the most influential Founding Fathers.

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Battle of Lexington and Concord

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The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in the mainland of British North America.

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General Thomas Gage

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served as commander in chief of the North American forces. his actions played a role in sparking of the American War of Independence

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Paul Revere

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Helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military.

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John Dickensen Letter to a farmer

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important in uniting the colonists against the Townshend Acts.

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The Massachusetts Circular

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Statement written by Samuel Adams. resulted in the military occupation of Boston by the British Army, which contributed to the coming of the American Revolution.