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Chapter 5 Vocab
Vocab for Chapter 5
Question | Answer |
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Boston Massacre | Incident where 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers. Used by colonial leaders as propaganda. |
Declaratory Act | Stated that Parliament’s authority was the same in the colonies as in Britain. |
George Grenvile | Britain’s Prime Minister |
Sugar Act | Passed by Parliament to lower the tax on molasses, imported by the colonists. Also allowed officers to seize goods from accused smugglers without going to court. |
Patriots | Colonists who chose to fight for independence |
King George III | Believed that the Coercive Acts would destroy the colonies, when in fact, it made them stronger. King of G.B |
Tea Act | Passed by Parliament to protect the British economy and made tea less expensive for colonists. |
Committee of Correspondence | Organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies. |
Boston Tea Party | Violent demonstration by colonists over the Tea Act. |
Townshend Acts | Passed by Parliament to tax imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper. |
Sons and Daughters of Liberty | Groups formed to protest British actions and goods. |
Coercive/Intolerable Acts | laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for resisting British authority. |
Loyalists | those who remained loyal to Great Britain |
Stamp Act | Passed by Parliament. This law taxed almost all of printed materials. All printed materials needed a stamp to show the tax had been paid. |