APUSH Period 3 Vocab

Suffolk resolves

Declared that the colonies need not obey the 1773 Coercive Acts, since they infringed upon basic liberties

Peace of Paris 1763

Ended the Seven Year's War, France had to abandon all claim to North America; Great Britain received Canada and the eastern half of the Mississippi Valley, Spain got back the Philippine Islands and Cuba, but had to cede East and West Florida to England

John Dickinson: "Letters from Pennsylvania

In "Letters From Pennsylvania", John Dickinson wrote that Parliament could regulate commerce but argued that because duties were a form of taxation, they could not be levied without the consent of their representative assemblies

Battle of Yorktown

Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. He was sandwiched between the French navy and the American army. He surrendered October 19, 1781.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Major battle of the Revolutions. It showed that the Americans could hold their own, but the British were also not easy to defeat. Ultimately, the Americans were forced to withdraw after running out of ammunition, and Bunker Hill was in British hands. However, the British suffered more deaths.

Committees of Correspondence

Organization founded by Samuel Adams consisting of a system of communication between patriot leaders in New England and throughout the colonies. In Massachusetts towns and in Boston, Adams began the practice of organizing commutes that would regularly exchange letters about suspicious or potentially threatening colonies.

Stamp Act Congress

Representatives from nine colonies met in New York in 17765 and they came to conclusion that only their own elected representatives had the authority to approve the taxes

Battle Saratoga

Turning point of the American Revolution. It was very important because it convinced the French to give the U.S. military support. It lifted American spirits, ended the British threat in New England by taking control of the Hudson River, and, most importantly, showed the French that the Americans had the potential to beat their enemy, Great Britain.

James Otis

a lawyer in colonial Massachusetts who was an early advocate of the political views that led to the American Revolution. He called for the Stamp Act congress and jointly wrote the Massachusetts Circular level.

Mary McCauley (Molly Pitcher)

aka Molly Pitcher; heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1932)

Lord Frederick North

new prime minister; urged parliament to repeal the townshend acts because their effect was to damage trade and to generate only a disappointing amount of revenue

French and Indian War (7 Years War)

(1754-1763)- a war between England, France, and their Native American allies for control of North America. The English won the war and gained large area of North American from the French. The war did not affect Georgia directly but the Georgia colony gained land after the conclusion of the conflict.

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John Locke

...an English philosopher who believed that all people have natural rights (life, liberty, property)

Second Continental Congress

12 delegates meet in Philadelphia to express their growing dissatisfaction with King George and his lack of response to the Declaration of Rights

Pontiac's Rebellion

1763 - An Indian uprising after the French and Indian War, led by an Ottowa chief named Pontiac. They opposed British expansion into the western Ohio Valley and began destroying British forts in the area. The attacks ended when Pontiac was killed.

Intolerable Acts

1774; laws meant to punish Boston after the Tea Party; closed the harbor, created a police state, Quebec Act, and had to quarter troops in civilian homes

First Continental Congress

1774; response to Intolerable Acts; 55 men from 12 colonies meet on Philadelphia; called for complete halt in trade with Britain; important step towards independence.

Declaration of Independence

1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain.

Northwest Ordinance

1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory and served as a model for other new territories and as a plan for admitting new states to the Union

Deism

18th Century (1700's) concept which held that God created the world according to rational laws and that he was like a clockmaker who would not interfere in the natural order of things.

Lexington and Concord

1st Battle of Revolutionary War

George Washington

1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

Shay's Rebellion

A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes.

Thomas Paine/Common Sense

A British citizen, he wrote Common Sense, published on January 1, 1776, to encourage the colonies to seek independence. It spoke out against the unfair treatment of the colonies by the British government and was instrumental in turning public opinion in favor of the Revolution.

Edward Braddock

A British commander during the French and Indian War. He attempted to capture Fort Duquesne in 1755. He was defeated by the French and the Indians. At this battle, Braddock was mortally wounded.

Olive Branch Petition

A document sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III, proposing a reconciliation between the colonies and Britain

Land Ordinance of 1785

A law that divided much of the United States into a system of townships to facilitate the sale of land to settlers

Patrick Henry

A leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799) He spoke for many in house of burgessess to demand that the king recognize the rights of all citizens after the the news of the Stamp Act. Spoke "Give me Liberty or give me death"

William Dawes

A leader of the Sons of Liberty who rode with Paul Revere to Lexington to warn them that the British where coming

Enlightenment

A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.

Paul Revere

A patriot who helped warn colonists about British movements

Proclamation of 1763

A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalacian Mountains, and which required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east.

Sons and Daughters of Liberty

A secret society organized for the purpose of intimidating tax agents.

Articles of Confederation

A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War. No power to tax

Samuel Adams

American Revolutionary leader and patriot, Founder of the Sons of Liberty and one of the most vocal patriots for independence; signed the Declaration of Independence. He and James Otis jointly wrote the Massachusetts Circular level, and distributed it. It urged various colonies to petition Parliament to repeal the Townshend acts.

Whigs

American colonists, commonly referred to as patriots, who opposed King George and British rule over the colonies, sparking the American Revolution.

Declaration of Rights and Grievances

August 26, 1789, was influenced by American Constitution ideals, guarenteed due process of law, enlightenment philosphy, abolished feudalism and guilds. General will ruled.

John Adams

Before the war he was a writer, he became the second president of the U.S and first VP