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Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Proclamation act of 1763 | Law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian mountains |
| Stamp act | A 1765 law that placed new duties on legal docs and taxed newspapers almanacs playing cards and dice |
| Petition | Formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people |
| Boycott | To refuese to buy or use certain goods or services |
| repeal | To cancell |
| writ of assistance | Legal document that allowed british customs officials to inspect a ships cargo with no reason |
| Committee of correspondence | letter writing campaign that became a major tool of protest in the colonies |
| militia | army of citizens who served as soldiers |
| patriot | colonist who favored war |
| loyalist | someone loyal to the brits |
| blockade | shutting off a port |
| traitor | person who betrays their country |
| minutemen | colonial volunteer who prepared to fight in a minute |