American Revolution and Colonial History

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Slavery

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Lifelong forced labor with no path to freedom.

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Triangular Trade

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Transatlantic trade triangle carrying slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods between Europe, West Africa, and the Americas from 1600s-1800s.

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Middle Passage

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The voyage of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the New World.

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French and Indian War

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The nine-year North American war between France and Britain ending in 1763 in which Britain gained territory, causing tensions with American colonists.

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Proclamation Line of 1763

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A British policy that prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War. This angered many colonists.

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Quartering Act

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A law requiring American colonists to provide food and housing to British soldiers stationed in their towns.

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Taxation without representation

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The British government imposed taxes on American colonists without giving them representation in Parliament to protest the taxes.

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Boston Massacre

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The deadly shooting of American colonists by British soldiers in 1770. This led to more anti-British sentiment.

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Sons of Liberty

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Secret societies formed by American colonists to protest British policies and taxes through tactics like boycotts and riots.

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Stamp Act

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A tax imposed by the British government on printed materials in the colonies, including newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards. Colonists protested this tax through boycotts.