EduProtocols - American Revolution

Define Proclamation of 1763

• A declaration by the British King that granted freedom to the American colonies

• A law passed by the British Parliament that imposed taxes on the American colonies
• An act by the British government that prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

Define Consent of the Governed

• The principle that the authority of a government should depend on the consent of the people
• The principle that the government should control all aspects of citizens' lives
• The principle that the government should have unlimited power

Define Stamp Act

• A law that required all letters and official documents in the colonies to carry a tax stamp
• A law that required all stamps to be made of gold
• A law that required all stamps to be made in Britain

Define Boycott

• A refusal to buy or use goods and services
• A type of protest in which people refuse to work
• A type of protest in which people refuse to pay taxes

Define Intolerable Acts

• A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party
• A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1775 after the Boston Massacre

• A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 before the Battles of Lexington and Concord

Define Second Continental Congress

• A political convention that met in Philadelphia in 1775, which eventually declared independence from Britain
• A gathering of British officials to discuss the taxation of the American colonies
• A conference held in New York to draft the U.S. Constitution in 1787

Define Unalienable Rights

• Rights that are given at birth: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Rights that can be given away or sold: life, liberty, and property

• Rights that are only for certain individuals: death, captivity, and sadness

Define Battle of Saratoga

• A turning point during the American Revolutionary War; France became allies with America

• A turning point during the Civil War; Britain became allies with the Confederacy

• A turning point during the War of 1812; Germany became allies with the British

Define Battle of Yorktown

• Last major battle of the Revolution; Britain surrendered to America resulting in the Treaty of Paris

• The Battle of Yorktown was a naval battle fought between the British and the French in the Caribbean Sea.
• The Battle of Yorktown was a conflict between the British and the Americans during the War of 1812.

Key Events of the Revolutionary War

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Final battle of the revolution

• Battle of Yorktown

• Turning point of the war

• Battle of Saratoga

• 1st armed conflict of the war