Vocabulary Causes of American revolution 8.22-8.26

Pontiac’s Rebellion A war in 1763 by a loose confederation of Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes region who were dissatisfied with British post war policies in the Great Lakes region

Proclamation Act of 1763 Created after the French and Indian War and forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains

Sugar Act of 1764 A British Law passed by Parliament of Great Britain on April5, 1764, that was designed to raise revenue from the American colonists by taxing sugar and molasses imported into the colonies.

Quartering Act 1765 This required the colonists to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies or also in public housing.

Stamp Act of 1765 This was an act that imposed a direct tax on the colonies and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carring an embossed revenue stamp.

Declaratory Act 1766 The act accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing and lessening of the Sugar Act.

Townsend Act 1767 A series of measures introduced into the English Parliament by Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend in 1767, the Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. Townshend hoped the acts would defray imperial expenses in the colonies, but many Americans viewed the taxation as an abuse of power, resulting in the passage of agreements to limit imports from Britain. In 1770, Parliament repealed all the Townshend duties except the tax on tea, leading to a temporary truce between the two sides in the years before the American Revolution.

Boston Massacre A street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a “patriot” mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several citizens died as a result.

Boston Tea Party A political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773 that destroyed a large supply of tea.

Intolerable Acts 1774 A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party that were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists.

Patrick Henry “Give me liberty or give me death”

John Adams An American lawyer, author, statesman and diplomat, and as a Founding Father was a leader of American independence from Great Britain and a cousin to Sam.

Sam Adams An activist in Boston during the revolution. Founded the Son’s of Liberty and a cousin to John.

John Hancock Served as president of the second Continental Congress. He was known for his very stylish signature on the declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson Principle author to Declaration of Independence

Sons of Liberty The Sons of Liberty was an organization of American colonists that was created in the Thirteen American Colonies. The secret society was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. They played a major role in most colonies in battling the Stamp Act in 1765. The group officially disbanded after the Stamp Act was repealed, but the name was applied to other local Patriot groups during the years preceding the American Revolution.

Formation of the Washington District The Washington District of North Carolina was in a remote area west of the Appalachian Mountains, officially existing for only a short period, although it had been self-proclaimed and functioning as an independent governing entity since the spring of 1775. The district was the bureaucratic successor to the Watauga Association, a group of Virginian settlers that colonized the area in 1769, originally believing themselves to be in trans-Appalachian Virginia territory. When the settlement's application to be united with Virginia was denied, they asked North Carolina to annex the settlement, which occurred in November, 1776.

Cherokee War The Cherokee War of 1776, or Second Cherokee War, was a series of conflicts between Cherokee Indians and American citizens who encroached on their land in the southern Appalachian highlands, in what is now eastern Tennessee. It was part of a larger series of battles and conflicts known informally as the Cherokee–American wars.

Nancy Ward “Beloved Woman”, Female Cherokee that helped with tribal issues with European Americans.

Watauga Petitions Formed after and similar to the laws of Virginia, this helped a region to become part of another state and eventually create a new state.