The American Revolution - Chapter 4

Front 1

The French and Indian War

Back 1

-French and Indian v. British
-fighting over land that was seen as protective for the colonies
-French lost land, British gained land
-wanted to charge the colonies for this protection

Front 2

The Albany Conference

Back 2

-meeting of colonies representatives
-wanted to make an alliance with the Iroquois, but they refused
-agreed that Britain should appoint one supreme commander of all British troops in the colonies

Front 3

Albany Plan of Union

Back 3

-developed by Ben Franklin
-proposed that the colonies unite to form a federal govt.
-colonies rejected the plan

Front 4

Ohio River Valley

Back 4

-desirable land that was good for farming
-wanted by the British and the French

Front 5

Royal Proclamation of 1763

Back 5

-created the line that the colonists were not to cross
-announced the acquisition of New France to be named Quebec

Front 6

George Grenville

Back 6

-Prime Minister of Britain
-First Lord of the Treasury
-wanted to reduce England’s debt
-tax on colonies

Front 7

Sugar Act

Back 7

-introduced by Grenville
-changed the tax rate on sugar and molasses, imported from foreign countries
-new tax on wine, silk, coffee, pimento and indigo
-allowed British to seize goods without due process

Front 8

Due Process

Back 8

-proper court procedures
-right to a jury of peers
-right to a judge

Front 9

Stamp Act

Back 9

-on printed materials, newspapers, pamphlets, posters
-first direct tax on colonists

Front 10

Quartering Act

Back 10

-pay for their own defense
-pay the rent for soldiers to stay in taverns, inns, etc., if no barracks were available

Front 11

Sons and Daughters of Liberty

Back 11

-Isaac Sears
-meeting and demonstrations intimidated Stamp distributors
-daughters spun their own cloth
-homespun (American made)

Front 12

Stamp Act Congress

Back 12

-representatives from 9 colonies met
-No representation

Front 13

“Taxation without representation is Tyranny”

Back 13

-if there was no representation in parliament, then Britain did not have the right to tax the colonies

Front 14

Direct Tax

Back 14

-tax that the colonists had to pay themselves directly

Front 15

Nonimportation agreement

Back 15

-pledge not to buy goods from Britain until they repealed the Stamp Act