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Causes of the American Revolution

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Patrick Henry Virginian who presented a series of resolutions to the House of Burgesses stating that the Stamp Act violated the rights of the colonists as British citizens
Boycott to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion; to abstain from buying or using
Samuel Adams protest against the Stamp Act in 1765 and was one of the organizers of the non-importation agreement against Great Britain to force repeal of the Townshend Acts.
Sugar Act First law passed by Parliament specifically designed to raise money in the American colonies.
Propaganda information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
Backcountry a sparsely populated rural region remote from a settled area
Casualties a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined.
Mititia a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies
Pontiac North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
Sons of Liberty Secret colonial socioties that sometimes used violence to frighten tax collectors
Boston Massacre Coloists were taunting British soildies and the soildiers opened fire and killed 6 colonists.
Tax Acts A series of laws which put taxes on certain goods (i.e. sugar, molasses, glass, lead, paper)
Daugherts of Liberty A group of women who support boycotting goods.
Committees of Correspondence Groups of colonists that contacted towns and colonies to share ideas and information about new British laws and ways to challenge them.
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