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History 3.4-4.1
Term | Definition |
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French and Indian War | French and Indians vs British and colonists |
Ohio River | Claimed by French and British, causes war |
George Washington | sent by Virginia gov to get French out of Ohio River Valley; fails but starts the war |
Fort Necessity | George Washington's fort |
General Braddock | sent to Fort Duquense to fight French; died in battle |
Quebec | Battle over settlement on Plains of Abraham; British win and basically end war |
Pontiac's Rebellion | Indians object to colonists expanding west into their territory |
Proclamation of 1763 | settlers have to stay east of Appalachian mtns. |
Albany Plan of Union | Ben Franklin's plan to unite all colonies |
Treaty of Paris | British get Ohio River Valley, Canada, and Florida control |
Stamp Act | Tax on all printed goods |
Sugar Act | low tax on imported molasses, but heavily enforced |
Quartering Act | Colonists have to provide shelter and food for british soilders |
John Adams | |
Patrick Henry | says only colonial assemblies can tax colonists |
John Locke | Says people have natural god given rights and govt should protect them |
Sons of Liberty | group of male patriots leading protest movement |
Nonimportation agreements | colonists refuse to buy british goods |
Townshend Act | increased tax on imports |
John Hancock | smuggled goods into america |
Liberty | John Hancock's ship |
Boston Massacre | Colonists taunt redcoats, soilders kill 5 colonists |
Committees of Correspondance | groups of colonists write letters to eachother to exchange info between colonies |
Boston Tea Party | Colonists dress up as Mohawk indians and dump tea into harbor |
Wolfe | British general in Battle of Quebec |
Montclam | French general in Battle of Quebec |
Intolerable Acts | Closure of Boston Harbor until colonists repay for tea from tea party |
First continental congress | delegates from 12 colonies meet |