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Chapter 5
This is what to study for the chapter 5 test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sugar Act | Tax on molasses, coffee and indigo |
| Quartering Act | British troops can stay in colonial homes. Colonists supply them with bedding, candles, food. |
| Stamp Act | Tax on printable documents(wills/newspapers). Wax stamp showed payment. Result: Protests, Stamp Act Congress called. |
| Stamp Act Congress | 9 colonies send delegates to NYC to protest(no VA, NC, GA, NH). They wrote a petition. |
| Petition | Written request to someone in authority. |
| "No Taxation Without Representation" | Colonists thought taxes were unjust because they were *not represented in Parliament* |
| Albany Plan of Union | Document outlining Ben Franklins plan for a united government during the French and Indian War. |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | The treaty that ended the French and Indian War. |
| Sons/Daughters of Liberty | Group that organized protests against Parliament. |
| Boycott | Refusal to buy certain goods and services. |
| Repeal | To cancel a law |
| Patrick Henry | Well known as a violent critic of British policies. His speeches in the House of Burgesses moved listeners to anger and tears. "Give me liberty or give me death!" |
| Mercy Otis Warren | Published plays that made fun of British officials. Called for greater rights for women in the colonies. |
| Samuel Adams | Greatest talent was organizing people. He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty |
| John Adams | Weighed evidence carefully before acting as a lawyer. |
| Townshend Act | Tax on glass, paper, paint, lead and tea |
| Writs of Assitance | A law to stop Yankee merchant smuggling. British officials can inspect a ships cargo. |
| Non-importation Agreements | Colonists agree not to import goods taxed by Townshend Acts. |
| Militia | Army of citizens serve as soldiers during an emergency. |
| Committees of Correspondence | Organizations of colonists who wrote letters and pamphlets protesting British actions to other colonies |
| Boston Massacre | The killing of five colonists by British regulars. Result of tensions in the colonies created by British troops(MA) and taxes. |
| Tea Act | Created to help the British East India Company sell directly to the colonists. |
| Boston Tea Party | Members of Sons of Liberty board ships and split open tea chests into Boston Harbor. |
| Intolerable Acts | The King punishes Massachusetts for Tea Party. Boston Harbor closes, no more town meetings, Boston officials have trials in England, and the Quartering Act is revised |
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