<p> Road to Revolution Structured Notes (Please do not forget to study your PowerPoint slides!)</p><p> Sugar Act: A tax on molasses.  Tea Act: A tax on tea  Boston Massacre: 5 colonists were shot and killed by British soldiers after throwing ice and injuring them.  Boston Tea Party: Son’s of Liberty colonists dressed as indians threw tea barrels in the Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act.  Albany Plan of Union: An attempt for the 13 colonies to join as a union.  Treaty of Paris: A treaty ending the American Revolution.  Proclamatrion of 1763: King George III forbid colonists to settle further out west.  Sons and Daughters of Liberty: American Revolution protest groups.  Shot heard ‘round the world: The start of the American Revolution.  Quebec Act: It set up a government for Canada and gave complete religious freedom to French Catholics; it also extended the borders of Quebec to include the land between the Ohio and Missouri rivers  While it pleased the French Canadians, it angered American colonists because some of the colonies claimed control over the lands.  Battle of Lexington: Village near Boston where minutemen met British soldiers on the village green; Shots rang out and colonists were killed.  Battle of Concord: Village near Boston where minutemen met British soldiers on the Concord Bridge; Colonists forced the British to retreat.  With the battles at Lexington and Concord, war had begun.</p><p> Petition: Formal written request to someone in authority signed by a group of people  Boycott: To refuse to buy certain goods and services  Repeal: To cancel  Writs of Assistance: Legal document that allowed officers to a ship’s cargo without giving a reason  Committee of Correspondence: Group of people who regularly wrote letters and pamphlets reporting to other colonies on events in Massachusetts  Militia: An army of citizens who serve as soldiers in times of emergency  Minutemen: Volunteers who trained for the militia; they were prepared to fight at a minute’s notice</p><p> Colonial Leaders</p><p>• Samuel Adams of Massachusetts was a talented organizer. He arranged protests and stirred public support. • John Adams of Massachusetts had a knowledge of British law that earned him respect. • Mercy Otis Warren of Massachusetts wrote plays that made fun of British officials. • Abigail Adams of Massachusetts wrote to spur colonists to action. • George Washington of Virginia joined in protesting the Townshend Acts. • Patrick Henry of Virginia gave speeches that stirred others to action. • Thomas Jefferson of Virginia was a rising law student. Crisis on the Frontier</p><p>ColonistsColonists settlesettle onon IndianIndian landslands inin thethe westwest</p><p>Pontiac’sPontiac’s WarWar breaksbreaks outout onon thethe frontierfrontier</p><p>ProclamationProclamation ofof 17631763 stopsstops settlementsettlement inin thethe westwest</p><p>StationingStationing BritishBritish troopstroops inin thethe coloniescolonies provesproves costlycostly</p><p>BritishBritish governmentgovernment decidesdecides AmericanAmerican colonistscolonists shouldshould helphelp paypay forfor troopstroops</p><p>SugarSugar andand StampStamp ActsActs burdenburden colonistscolonists withwith newnew taxestaxes</p><p>StormyStormy protestsprotests breakbreak outout inin manymany coloniescolonies</p>