ch. 5

French and Indian War

a war that took place from 1754 to 1763 between England and France

Albany Plan of Union

proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create one government for the 13 colonies p. 143

Plains of Abraham

a field near Quebec; site of a major British victory over the French in the French and Indian War p.144

Treaty of Paris

a 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian War; and marked the end of French power in North America

Pontiac's War

a 1763 conflict between Native Americans and the British over settlement of Indian lands in the Great Lakes area p.147

Proclamation of 1763

law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains p. 147

Stamp Act

a 1765 law that placed new duties on legal documents and taxed newspapers

Boycott

to refuse to buy any certain goods adn services.

Repealed

They canceled the Stamp Act.

Townshed Acts

Law passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper,paint, led and tea

Writs of assistance

legal documents that allowed BRitish customs officials to inspect a ships cargo without giving a reason

Bostan Massacre

a 1770 conflict between colonists and british troops in which five colonists were killed

Committe of Correspondence

a letter writing compaign that became a major tool of protest in the colonies

Petition

formal written request to comeone in authority, signed by a group of people.