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Stated that the colonies are and ought to be independent of Britain; when it was adopted by Congress it was regarded as the first step towards independence. Richard Henry Lee's Resolution
As it repealed the Stamp Act, Parliament passed this law in 1766 stating that it had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies "in all cases whatsoever." Declaratory Act
Passed in 1764 by Parliament to stop the smuggling between the colonies and the French West Indies by lowering the tax on molasses imported into the colonies. It also established special courts to hear smuggling cases and so alarmed the colonists. Sugar Act
Legal documents that allowed soldiers to search homes for smuggled goods. Writs of Assistance
Group formed to organize protests to the Stamp Act. Sons of Liberty
Pledges by merchants, farmers and others not to buy or use goods that came from Great Britain. British merchants lost so much business due to this boycott that they begged Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. Nonimportation Agreements
Request sent to George III by delegates of the Second Continental Congress to ask the king to protect the colonists' rights and assure the king that the colonists truly wanted peace. It asked Britian to repeal the Coercive Acts and end taxation without re Olive Branch Petition
Pamphlet that called for complete independence from Britain. This pamphlet inspired thousands of Americans that their cause was "the cause of all mankind." Common Sense
Laws passed by Parliament that set new taxes on imported goods such as glass, tea, paper, and lead. The plan was to use some of the money raised to pay the colonial governors' salaries. Townshend Act
Laws passed to make Massachusetts suffer for the Boston Tea Party. Parliament closed the port of Boston, increased the Governor's powers and allowed the British army to station troops in citizens' homes. Intolerable or Coercive Acts
Banned the use of paper money throughout the colonies Currency Act
British customs ship that ran ashore and was burned by colonials. Several colonials were sent to Britain for trial which outraged the colonies and lead to the widespread formation of Committees of Correspondence. Gaspee Incident
Considered part of the Coercive Acts, colonials looked at this as an effort to impose Catholicism upon the colonies by extending the Canadian borders. Quebec Act
Proposal at the First Continental Congress to establish a legislative council to rule the colonies with a president-general appointed by the king. The council would be able to veto Parliamentary legislation concerning America. Defeated by one vote because Galloway Plan
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