| term | definition |
| boycott | to refuse to buy certain items because of the taxes charged on them |
| smuggle | to sneak something into a country illegally |
| massacre | the killing of people who are unable to defend themselves |
| orator | someone who speaks very well in public |
| tariff | tax charged on imported good |
| prime minister | the leader of Great Britain's government |
| lobsterbacks | nickname for the British soldiers because of their bright red uniforms |
| spinning jenny | nickname for the power loom |
| Stamp Act | law that imposed a tax on all printed materials bought in the colonies |
| Quartering Acts | laws that said that the colonists must provide food and housing for the British troops when asked |
| Townsend Acts | law that created a tax on everything that was brought into the colonies from England |
