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Franklin, Jay, John Adams
worked with the British to win a generous peace treaty
General William Howe
British general who chose to relax in New York and Philadelphia rather than march up the Hudson River to fight
Joseph Brant
Mohawk chief who led many Iroquois to fight with Britain against American revolutionaries
Navigation Laws
set of laws passed by Parliament that restricted colonial trade and directed it to the benefit of Britain. largely ignored by the American colonists
admiralty courts
hated British courts in which juries were not allowed and defendants were assumed guilty until they could be proven innocent
virtual representation
British governmental theory that Parliament spoke for all British subjects, including American colonists, even if they did not vote for its members.
nonimportation agreements
effective form of organized colonial resistance against the Stamp Act; made homespun clothing fashionable
tea
the product taxed under the Townshend Acts that generated the most colonial resistance
committees of correspondence
underground networks of communication and propaganda established by Samuel Adams that sustained colonial resistance
Hessians
term for German mercenaries hired by the British to fight the Americans
"continental"
paper currency authorized by Congress to finance the revolution. depreciated to near worthlessness
John Hancock
wealthy president of the Continental Congress and "King of the Smugglers"
George Grenville
British minister who raised a storm of protest by passing the Stamp Act
Stamp Act
tax passed by Parliament which was repealed the next year after colonial resistance made it impossible to enforce
"Champagne Charley" Townshend
minister whose attempt to impose import taxes nearly succeeded, but eventually brewed trouble for Britain
Samuel Adams
defender of the common people's rights and organizer of underground propaganda and communication committees
