Chapter+Key+Terms


 * Albany Plan** - In 1754 a conference of delegates from MD, PA, New England, and NY met in Albany to discuss the threat of attack from the French and Indians. The idea to form a general government to handle Indian affairs, proposed by Ben Franklin was shot down by every colonial assembly. The Albany Plan marks an early instance of the colonies considering union.


 * King George III** - Claimed the throne in 1760. He was determined to be a successful monarch but suffered from psychological problems. He managed to take control of parliament and supported a tighter control of the colonies.


 * George Greenville** - Appointed to Prime Minister by King George III in 1763. He believed that for too long the colonies had been indulged. He sought to increase control and tax them to erase war debts.


 * Currency Act** - Passed in 1764, it required colonial assemblies to adopt the British monetay system and cease issuing paper money.


 * Stamp Act** - Passed in 1765, it placed a tax on most printed documents. This affected all peope and became the most hated Act. It was eventually repealed.


 * Colonial Boycotts** - This was the most effective form of protest against the British because it hurt their economy. Boycotts led to the creation of //home-spun// goods in America and led to the repeal of some Acts, such as the Stamp Act.


 * Townshend Acts** - Named after Charles Townshend. They were meant to increase control and revenues from the colonies. In 1767 these acts dissolved the New York Colonial Assembly and placed taxes on products imported to the colonies from England.


 * Commitee of Correspondence** - Established by Sam Adams in Massachussetts in 1772. A later version made it possible for the colonies to communicate and cooperate.


 * Tea Act** - Implemented in 1773, it was designed to save the East India Trading Company from bankruptcy. It allowed the Company to undercut and rip off colonial merchants, which angered colonists and eventuall led to a boycott and the Boston Tea Party.


 * Virtual Representation** - When members of the government represent the entire country, not just a specific group of individuals or geographic area.


 * Boston Tea Party** - On December 16, 1773, when the East India Company docked 3 ships in Boston Harbor, 3 groups of 50 men boarded the ships. Dressed as Mohawk Indians, they dumped the tea into the harbor.


 * Daughters of Liberty** - A female, anti-British organization. The female counterpart to the Sons of Liberty.


 * Intolerable Acts** - These acts were a response to the Boston Tea Party. They closed the port of Boston, further limited self government, and permitted royal officers to be tried for crimes in England.


 * 1st Continental Congress** - Delegates from every state except Georgia met in Philidelphia to discuss how the colonies should move forward. They agreed to meet again the following Spring.


 * Lexington & Concord** - When British General Gage went to seize gunpowder in Concord, Paul Revere alerted the local militia, called //minutemen//. The minutemen harrassed the soldiers and fired the first shots of the war.


 * Minutemen** - Colonial patriots who were in the militia. The earned their name because they could prepare and mobilize so quickly


 * Quebec Act** - Passed after the Coercive Acts, it was meant to provide a civil government for the Roman Catholic French speakers in Canada and Illinois.