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Independence
US History Chapter 5 Spirit of Independence
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| revenue | incoming money from taxes |
| boycott | a refusal to buy items in order to show disapproval |
| rebellion | open defiance of authority |
| Patriot | an American colonist who favored independence |
| writs of assistance | these would allow officials to enter any location and search it |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| minutemen | they were ready to fight at a minute's notice |
| Loyalist | Those who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war of independence |
| petition | used to make a formal request |
| effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular person |
| propaganda | posters and writings designed to influence opinions |
| committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas through the colonies |
| Sugar Act | this allowed the colonists to pay lower taxes on molasses |
| Declaratory Act | this act stated that Parliament had the right to tax the colonists |
| French and Indian War | Great Britain developed huge debt fighting this war |
| Townshend Acts | boycotts following the Boston Massacre helped repeal these Acts |
| Boston Massacre | Paul Revere's engraving of which event was an example of propaganda that led to anti-British feelings among the colonists? |
| Tea Act | This act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants. |
| Boston Tea Party | This was a dramatic act of defiance against the Tea Act |
| Intolerable Acts | the colonial name for the laws that banned town meetings in New England |
| Thomas Gage | He had orders to take away the weapons from the colonial militia |
| William Dawes | He, along with Paul Revere, warned Samuel Adams that the British were coming |
| Ethan Allen | He led the Green Mountain Boys who captured the British held Fort Ticonderoga |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | After winning which battle did the British learn that defeating the Americans would not be easy |
| Continental Congress | voted to boycott British trade |
| Concord | storage place for arms |
| Benedict Arnold | sold military information to the British |
| Captain John Parker | leader of minutemen |
| The Declaration of Independence | This document explained why the colonies chose to form a new nation |
| George Washington | the first commander of the Continental Army |
| Olive Branch petition | this petition asked the king to protect the colonists' rights |
| John Hancock | The first man to sign the Declaration of Independence |
| smuggled | some colonists did this to avoid paying taxes |
| Thomas Paine | wrote Common Sense, calling for a break from British rule |
| Samuel Adams | organized the Sons of Liberty |
| John Hancock | president of the Second Continental Congress |
| Crispus Attucks | African American dockworker who was a victim of the Boston Massacre |
| Thomas Jefferson | main author of the Declaration of Independence |
| John Locke | philosopher who expressed the idea that all people are born with the rights to life, liberty and property |
| preamble | introduction to a formal document that often tells why it was written |
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