American History Flashcards

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Taxation

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Government process of charging a fee on goods, products, people, and/or activities to raise revenue to pay for government.

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French and Indian War

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1754-1763 war between England and France, both aided by their Native American allies, which led to the end of French power in North America.

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Albany Plan of Union

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Proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create one government for the thirteen colonies during the French & Indian War.

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Proclamation of 1763

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British law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Stamp Act

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A 1765 British law that placed new fees on legal documents and taxed newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and dice.

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Townshend Acts

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British law passed in 1767 which taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.

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Writ of Assistance

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During the American colonial period, these were general search warrants that did not expire; they allowed customs officials to search anywhere for smuggled goods.

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Intolerable Acts a/k/a Coercive Acts

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Series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party.

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Tea Act

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A 1773 British law that let the British East India Company bypass tea merchants and sell directly to colonists; gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the sale of tea which angered the colonists.