History 111 Chapter 5

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Signed at the end of the Seven Years' War; ended French presence on the continent of North America (at least temporarily).

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Treaty of Paris, 1763

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Revolt against white settlements on the frontier; partially responsible for the Proclamation of 1763.

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Pontiac's Rebellion

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Prohibited white settlement past the crest of the Appalachians in order to end conflicts between Indians and settlers and maintain control over colonists.

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Proclamation of 1763

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First Lord of the Treasury who tightened economic controls over the colonies in order to lessen the financial problems facing the British after the Seven Years' War.

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George Grenville

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1764 act that lowered duty on molasses but increased enforcement and punishment for violations.

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Sugar Act, Molasses Act, or Revenue Act

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Obliged any colony in which troops were stationed to provide them with suitable accommodations.

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Quartering Act

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Philosopher who established the maxim accepted by colonials: property guaranteed liberty.

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John Locke

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An act that taxed legal documents, customs papers, newspapers, almanacs, diplomas, playing cards, and dice; required each to have a stamp indicating that the possessor paid the tax, and violators were tried without juries in admiralty courts.

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Stamp Act

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Young (29) leader of Virginia protests against Stamp Act who argued that only the House of Burgesses had the authority to tax Virginians.

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Patrick Henry

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Assertion that Parliament had the authority to make laws for the colonies in "all cases whatsoever."

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Declatory Act

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Series of taxes implemented in 1767 designed to raise revenue from the colonies and assert British power over the colonists.

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Townshend Acts

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Incident between British soldiers and Boston protesters in which eleven rioters were shot and five killed; used as propaganda for the resistance.

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Boston Massacre

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Action by resistance movement in which 90,000 pounds of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor in response to the Tea Act.

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Boston Tea Party

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British response to the Tea Party in 1774; closed Boston Harbor, turned over Massachusetts government to royal officials.

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Coercive Acts

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Delegates who met in Philadelphia in 1774 to organize resistance against the Coercive Acts.

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First Continental Congress

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First battle of the Revolutionary war in April, 1775.

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Battle of Lexington and Concord