Key Terms

Key Terms For Topic 3

lesson 3.2

Pontiac's War - a 1763 conflict between Native Americans & the British over British policies in the Great Lakes area

Proclamation of 1763 - a law forbidding British colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

Stamp Act - a 1765 law that placed duties on legal documents & taxed newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, & dice

petition - a formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people

boycott - to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

repeal - to cancel; remove from law

Townshend Acts - laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, & tea

writ of assistance - a legal document that allowed British customs officers to inspect a ship's cargo without giving a reason

Boston Massacre - a 1770 incident in which 5 colonists were killed by British troops

committee of correspondence - a letter-writing campaign that became a major tool of protest in the colonies

Abigail Adams -  (1744-1818)the wife of John Adams & proponent of women's rights 

Samuel Adams - (1722-1803) a Boston patriot & organizer against the British in the American Revolution

Mercy Otis Warren - (1728-1814) a Massachusetts historian, playwright, & activist who supported the Revolution

Crispus Attucks - (1723?-1770) a sailor of African & Native American descent who was killed in the Boston Massacre

Patrick Henry - (1736-1799) a leader in the American Revolution  & an antifederalist who went on to become a five-term governor of Virginia

John Adams - (1735-1826) a leader in the American Revolution a leader in the American Revolution. He went on to serve as the first Vice President & second President of the U.S.

King George III - (1738-1820) was king of Great Britain from 1760-1820.

proclamation - an official formal public announcement

crest - the top line of a mountain or hill

province - an administrative district or division of a country

controversial - giving rise to different & opposing viewpoints

duties - taxes

intolerable - unbearable

writ - a written order by a court of law or other authority