USH: Unit 5 Vocabulary

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Guerrilla Warfare

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A form of irregular warfare where small groups use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, and hit-and-run strategies to fight a larger, traditional military.

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Albany Congress

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A meeting of representatives from seven of the thirteen British North American colonies in 1754 to discuss better relations with Native American tribes and common defensive measures against the French threat.

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Benjamin Franklin

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One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, known for his contributions as a statesman, author, scientist, and diplomat. He played a crucial role in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity.

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Pontiac

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An Ottawa leader who became famous for his role in Pontiac's War (1763–1766), an American Indian struggle against British military occupation of the Great Lakes region following the British victory in the French and Indian War.

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Power of the Purse

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The influence that legislatures have over public policy because of their power to vote money for public purposes. In colonial America, it referred to the ability of colonial assemblies to influence governors by controlling their salaries and the budget.

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Sons of Liberty

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A group of American patriots who formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to fight the abuses of taxation by the British government. They played a major role in most colonies in battling the Stamp Act in 1765.

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Patrick Henry

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An American attorney, planter, and orator best known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): 'Give me liberty, or give me death!' He was a prominent figure in the American Revolution.

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Stamp Act Congress

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A meeting held in 1765 in New York City, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America. It was the first gathering of elected representatives from several of the American colonies to devise a unified protest against new British taxation.

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Samuel Adams

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An American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and he was one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism.

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No Taxation Without Representation

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A slogan originating during the 1700s that summarized a primary grievance of the American colonists in the Thirteen Colonies, which was one of the major causes of the American Revolution. It reflected the resentment of American colonists at being taxed by a British Parliament to which they elected no representatives.