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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| French and Indian war | Led to colonial "boycotts" and British "repeals" |
| Stamp Act | Required colonists to attach expensive tax stamps to all illegal documents. |
| Quartering acts | Required colonists to house British troops and supply them with food. |
| Declaratory acts | States it has the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies. |
| Townshend Acts | Taxed needed goods imported to the colonies. |
| Boston Massacre | occurs as a mob harasses British soldiers who then fire their muskets into a crowd of colonists. |
| Tea Act | allowed the British East India Company to bypass colonial shopkeepers at high prices. |
| Coercive Acts | Restricted the colonists rights including the right to trial by jury. |
| Battles at Lexington and concord | Where colonists started to question their loyalty to Britain. |
| Second Continental congress | Meets and only some of the delegates wanted independence. |
| Unalienable rights | Rights cannot be taken away |
| Pursuit of happiness | Trying to find joy and contentment |
| natural rights | Rights people are born with |
| consent of the governed | Permission of those under the governments's rule |
| Just powers | Powers that are fair |
| Self Evident | Can be seen just by looking at it. |