Mike Herrera

PD-3

9/23/99

Chapter 4 Section 1

1. Pontiac's Rebellion-1763-66, Native American uprising against the British at the end of the French and Indian wars. Called after one of its leaders Pontiac. http://encyclopedia.com/printable/10398.html

 

2.Proclamation of 1763- George III issued the Proclamation of 1763 which sought to halt the expansion of colonists west of the Allegheny Mountains. http://eds.mounet.com/~folklore/archive.html/proclamation1763.html

3.Sugar act-Two of the major events commonly regarded as preludes to the American

Revolution were the enactment of the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765),

designed to increase British tax revenues. http://www.stjohnsprep.org/htdocs/sjp_tec/projects/internet/sact.htm

4. Duty- The act of doing work or a job.

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5. Stamp Act- In 1765, the British Parliament enacted the Stamp Act as a means of raising colonial tax revenues to help defray the cost of the French and Indian War in North America.

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6. nonimportant agreements- agreements that are of less importance than other agreements or treaties. http://www.acda.gov/treatie2.htm

 

 

7. Sons of Liberty- Dedicated to the modern-day "Minutemen" who are keeping watch.

http://www.jamesmuir.com/sonlib75.html

8. Samuel Adams - was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 27, 1722. He was a

leader of the fight against British colonial rule, and a signer of the Declaration of

Independence. http://www.infinet.com/~eplurib/adams.htm

HREF="http://www.realnames.com/Resolver.dll?provider=1&realName=congress+">Congress- Is a group or committee that specifies in a unit on a certain subject. http://www.realnames.com/Resolver.dll?provider=1&realName=congress+

10. Declaratory Act- To the Rockingham ministry it became apparent that to attempt to enforce the Stamp Act would be

politically dangerous, both in Britain and in the colonies. The nature of the situation may be understood

in part from the motion to repeal the law, which stated that "the continuance of the said act would be

attended with many inconveniencies, and may be productive of consequences greatly detrimental to the

commercial interests of these kingdoms. http://www.constitution.org/bcp/decl_act.htm