English Bill of Rights

A 1689 law that protected English citizens’ rights and limited the monarch’s power.

A secret group that organized protests against British taxes.

Colonists who supported independence from Britain.

Leader of the colonial militia and later Commander of the Continental Army.

A conflict (1754–1763) between Britain and France (with Native American allies) over North American territory.

Treaty of Paris (1763)

Ended the French and Indian War; Britain gained most French land in North America.

British law forbidding colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

King of England during the American Revolution.

Tax on paper goods like newspapers and legal documents.

Taxes on imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper.

Leader of the Sons of Liberty and a key figure in organizing resistance.

Gave the British East India Company control over tea sales in the colonies.

Harsh British laws meant to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.

Patriot who warned colonists that 'the British are coming!' before Lexington and Concord.

1st Continental Congress

1774 meeting of colonial leaders to discuss how to respond to the Intolerable Acts.

Colonists in the 13 British colonies in the 1700s had the right to elect representatives and make local decisions about taxes and laws.

Colonial governments could make local laws, collect taxes, and manage community issues, but Britain retained ultimate authority.

The French and Indian War was caused by land disputes in the Ohio River Valley between Britain and France.

Native American tribes allied with both sides. Britain won the war, gaining control of most of North America, but the war left Britain in debt.

Britain imposed taxes on American colonists to pay for war debts from the French and Indian War.

Colonists opposed these taxes because they had no representation in Parliament, calling it "taxation without representation."

King George's feelings toward the colonies changed after the Boston Tea Party.

He became angry and punished the colonies, especially Massachusetts, by passing the Intolerable Acts to tighten control.

The Intolerable Acts were laws that closed Boston Harbor, limited town meetings, and allowed British soldiers to be housed in colonists' homes.

These harsh laws angered all the colonies and helped unify them against British control.

The first shot at Lexington is called "the shot heard 'round the world."

It marked the beginning of the American Revolution and inspired other countries to fight for freedom.

Ways colonists worked for peace.

The colonists worked for peace by sending petitions to the king and organizing boycotts instead of fighting.

Meaning of "No taxation without representation!"

The phrase means that Britain should not tax the colonists unless they had representatives in Parliament who could speak and vote on their behalf.

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Militia

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A group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies.

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Tyranny

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Unjust use of power by a ruler.

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Repealed

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Canceled or taken back (as in a law).

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Retain

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To keep or continue to have.

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Boycott

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To refuse to buy or use certain goods as a form of protest.

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Restricted

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Limited or controlled.

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Magna Carta

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A 1215 document that limited the power of the English king and gave citizens basic rights.

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