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Chapter 6 Vocab
Quiz on Friday
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| King George 3 | the Brtish monarch of that time |
| Quartering Act | a cost-saving measure that required colonists to quarter or house British soldiers and provide them with supplies |
| revenue | income |
| Sugar Act | law placed a tax on sugar, molasses, andother products shipped to the colonies |
| Partick Henry | a member of Virginia's House of Burgesses, called for resistance to the tax |
| boycott | refusal to buy |
| Sons of Liberty | a secret society made up oflawyers or merchants and craftspeople- the colonists most affected by the Stamp Act |
| Stamp Act | required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax had been payed |
| townshend Acts | Charles Townshend said he knew a way to get revenue from the colonies. suspended New York's assembly until new York agreed to house troops.Others placed taxes on goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead and tea |
| Crispus Attucks | son of an African-American father and Native-American mother, was born into slavery and escaped. Lost his life to a Brittish bullet in the Boston Massacre |
| writs of assistance | search warrants |
| Samuel Adams | a leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty |
| Boston massacre | |
| John Adams | |
| committee of correspondence | |
| Boston Tea Party |