Day 2

Web Quest Unit 1 Words


1.English Bill of Rights- An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown.
2.Habeas corpus- any fundamental constitution or law guaranteeing rights and liberties.
3.Salutary neglect- was an undocumented British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws.
4.Mercantilism- An economic doctrine that flourished in Europe from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries.
5.Navigation Act- an act of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain .
6.Enlightenment- a philosophical movement of the 18th century, described by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine.
7.Benjamin Franklin- an American public official, writer, scientist, and printer.
8.George Washington- a U.S. general and political leader he was also the 1st president of the U.S. 1789–1797.
9.French Indian War- a war in America in which France and its Indian allies opposed England 1754–1760 which resulted in the end of Treaty of Paris in 1763.
10.Pontiac’s Rebellion- it was a war started in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes.
11.Proclamation of 1763- closed off the frontier to colonial expansion.
12.Albany Plan of Union- it was a meeting of delegates from seven American colonies, held in 1754 at Albany, New York, at which Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan for unifying the colonies.
13.Stamp Act- an act of the British Parliament for raising money in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamped paper for official documents.
14.John Adams- he was the first Vice President (1789-1797) and second President (1797-1801) of the United States .
15.Patrick Henry- he is an American Revolutionary leader and orator and a member of the House of Burgesses.
16.Sons of Liberty - many of several patriotic societies, that used to be secret, that opposed the Stamp Act.
17.Non-importation agreement- colonists choose their opposition to the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, and the Coercive Acts.
18.Boston Massacre- the British fired into a crowd that was threatening them that resulted in them killing five men.
19.Committee of correspondence- an intercolonial committee organized 1772 by Samuel Adams in Massachusetts to keep colonists informed of British anticolonial actions.
20.Boston Tea Party- a raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor in which Boston colonists, dressed up as Indians, threw several hundred cases of tea into the harbor.
21.Intolerable Acts- a series of British measures passed in 1774 and designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
22.First Continental Congress- convened in Philadelphia 's Carpenters Hall on September 5, 1774.
23.Militia- a group of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out sometimes for drills or either in an emergency.
24.Loyalist- a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government.
25.Second Continental Congress- basically the same as the first but was watched over by John Hancock and included some of the same delegates as the first.
26.George Washington- American military leader and the first President of the United States (1789-1797).
27.Thomas Paine- British-born American writer and Revolutionary leader who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense talking about American independence form Britain .
28.Declaration of Independence- the fundamental document establishing the United States as a nation, adopted on July 4, 1776 and is still used to this day.
29.Thomas Jefferson- The third President of the United States and he also drafted the declaration of independence.
30.Natural Rights- Rights that people supposedly have under natural law.
31.Cornwallis- British general that surrendered to Washington at Yorktown , Virginia , October 19, 1781.
32.Yorktown- a village in Virginia : surrender of Cornwallis to Washington in the American Revolution War.
33.Saratoga- a village in New York . It was the scene of Burgoyne's defeat and surrender in the Battle of Saratoga 1777.
34. Proclamation of 1763- closed off the frontier to colonial expansion.
35. Albany Plan of Union- it was a meeting of delegates from seven American colonies, held in 1754 at Albany, New York, at which Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan for unifying the colonies.
36. Stamp Act- an act of the British Parliament for raising money in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamped paper for official documents.
37.John Adams- he was the first Vice President (1789-1797) and second President (1797-1801) of the United States .
38. Patrick Henry- he is an American Revolutionary leader and orator and a member of the House of Burgesses.
39. Sons of Liberty - many of several patriotic societies, that used to be secret, that opposed the Stamp Act.
40. Non-importation agreement- colonists choose their opposition to the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, and the Coercive Acts.
41. Boston Massacre- the British fired into a crowd that was threatening them that resulted in them killing five men.
42.Committee of correspondence- an intercolonial committee organized 1772 by Samuel Adams in Massachusetts to keep colonists informed of British anticolonial actions.
43.Boston Tea Party- a raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor in which Boston colonists, dressed up as Indians, threw several hundred cases of tea into the harbor.
44.Intolerable Acts- a series of British measures passed in 1774 and designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
45.First Continental Congress- convened in Philadelphia 's Carpenters Hall on September 5, 1774.
46Militia- a group of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out sometimes for drills or either in an emergency.
47.Loyalist- a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government.
48.Second Continental Congress- basically the same as the first but was watched over by John Hancock and included some of the same delegates as the first.
49.George Washington- American military leader and the first President of the United States (1789-1797).
50.Thomas Paine- British-born American writer and Revolutionary leader who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense talking about American independence form Britain .
51.Declaration of Independence- the fundamental document establishing the United States as a nation, adopted on July 4, 1776 and is still used to this day.
52.Thomas Jefferson- The third President of the United States and he also drafted the declaration of independence.
53.Natural Rights- Rights that people supposedly have under natural law.
54.Cornwallis- British general that surrendered to Washington at Yorktown , Virginia , October 19, 1781.
55.Yorktown- a village in Virginia : surrender of Cornwallis to Washington in the American Revolution War.
56.Saratoga- a village in New York . It was the scene of Burgoyne's defeat and surrender in the Battle of Saratoga 1777.