AP US History The American Pageant Chapter 7 – Flashcards
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virtual representation
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every member of parliament represented all their british subjects
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republicanism
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a just society in which all citizens willingly subordinated their private, selfish interests to the common good
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radical whigs
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a group of british politicla commentators, made attacks on the use of patronage and bribes by the king's ministers. they warned citizens to be on guard for possible corruption
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mercantilism
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the colonial economy is carefully controlled to serve the mother country needs
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navigation law of 1650
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states that all goods flowing to the from the colonies could only be transported in biritish vessels. aimed to hurt rival dutch shippers
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navigation laws of 1763
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obtained by grenville, the british navy began enforcing the navigation laws of 1650
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sugar act of 1764
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the first law passed by parliament to raise tax revenue in the colonies for england. it increased the tax on foreign sugan imported from the west indies
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quartering act of 1765
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required certain colonies to provide food and housing to british troops
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stamp act of 1765
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secured by grenville, it imposed a stamp tax on the colonies to raise revenues to support the new military force. this stamp tax mandated the use of stamped paper or the affixing of stamps to be taxed
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stamp act congress of 1765
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met in nyc to draw up a statement of colonial rights and grievances, and beseeched the king. step towards intercolonial unity. repealed in 1766
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nonimportation agreements
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agreements made not to import from british goods (boycott) that were a stride towards unionism
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sons and daughters of liberty
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enforced nonimportation agreements, ie tar and feathering
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declaratory act
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reaffirmed parliaments right to bind the colonies in all cases whatsoever
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townshend acts of 1767
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light import tax on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tes.
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boston massacre of 1770
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60 townspeople attacked 10 redcoats, redcoats open fired
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samuel adams
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master propagandist and engineer of rebellion. formed the first committee of correspondence in ma in 1772
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committees of correspondence
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created by samuel adams, created by american colonies in order to maintain communication with one another.each colonial legislature appointed a standing committee
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tea act of 1773
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the british east india company was overstocked with unsold tea, so the london government gave the company a full monopoly of the tea to sell in america. americans rejected the tea fearing that is was a trick to pay more taxes
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boston tea party of 1773
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thomas hutchinson, the governor of ma forced the citizens to unload their tea. a band of colonists boarded the ships and dumped the tea
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intolerable acts of 1774
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meant to punish ma, parliament passed laws that restricted colonists rights, town meetings, and stated that officials who killed colonists would be sent to trial in england
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boston port act of 1774
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an intolerable act, it closed the boston harbor until damages were paid and order could be ensured
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quebec act of 1774
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gave catholic french canadians religious freedom and restored the french form of civil law, nullifying many of the western claims by extending the boundaries of the province of quebec to the ohio river
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the first continental congress of 1774
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met in philadelphia to redress colonial grievances over the intolerable acts, not a legislative body, rather a consultative body. drew up the declaration of rights, created the association
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the association
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most important outcome of the first continental congress, it called for a complete boycott of british goods; nonimportation, nonexportation, and nonconsumption
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lexington massacre of 1775
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troops went to lexington to seize provisions of colonial gunpowder and capture samuel adams and john hancock. 8 colonists were shot and killed
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concord
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american resistance from lexington which led to the american revolution
