Unit 2: American Revolution Vocabulary

Front

A _____________________ is a colonist who rebelled against the British monarch, but a ____________________ was loyal to Britain.

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Patriot; Loyalist

Front

A plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government, but was never carried out.

Back

Albany Plan of Union

Front

Agreement that ended the French and Indian War also known as the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies.

Back

Treaty of Paris of 1763

Front

Boundary marker prohibiting colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.

Back

Proclamation of 1763

Front

Lowered the tax on sugar but allowed officers to take goods from smugglers without having to go to court.

Back

Sugar Act

Front

A tax on all paper goods in the colonies.

Back

Stamp Act

Front

Declared that Parliament had the right to tax the colonists if they wanted.

Back

Declaratory Act

Front

Taxed glass, tea, paper, and lead

Back

Townshend Act

Front

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Back

Propaganda

Front

an official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair.

Back

Grievances