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American Revolution
Road to the American Revolution Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Smuggle | to move taxed goods into Colonies illegally; colonists smuggled taxed tea into colonies |
| Effigy | A likeness usually made of straws; burned by colonists to protest taxes |
| Tory/Loyalist | colonists who wanted to stay loyal to King George III and Britain (1/3 population) |
| Petition | a formal written request to someone in power, signed by a group of people; 9 colonies sent the Stamp Act Congress to petition the English King and Parliament. |
| Boycott | refuse to buy; colonists boycotted English goods. |
| Repeal | remove a law; The Stamp Act was repealed |
| Writ of Assistance | a legal document that allowed British officials to enter a home/business to search for smuggles goods without giving reason during the Townshend Act. |
| Sons of Liberty | A group formed by angry colonists to protest, burn effigies, help smuggle and prompt colonists to not import English goods. |
| Quarter | rooms or lodgings, especially those allocated to people in military or domestic service; British Quartering Act required colonists to provide housing to military officials. |
| Committee of Correspondence | A letter writing campaign formed by a Son of Liberty, Sam Adams to write letters and pamphlets to protest and arouse the colonists into action. |
| Minutemen | a member of a class of American militiamen who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute's notice |
| Militia | a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency |
| "Shot heard 'round the world" | a musket fire that began the Lexington & Concord fight, unknown which side it was fired from |
| Patriot | colonists who supported the people of Boston (1/3 population) |
| Tar and Feather | throwing pine tar on the victim and then rolling him in feathers |
| Stamp | a stamp marked on or affixed to a taxable item as evidence that the tax has been paid. |
| Parliament | the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. |
| Representation | the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented. |
| Tyranny | cruel and oppressive government or rule. |
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