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Ch 7 Lesson 2 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tax | money that people pay to their government in return for services |
| smuggling | to import goods illegally |
| liberty | freedom from being controlled by another government |
| protest | an event at which people speak out about an issue |
| boycott | the refusal to buy, sell, or use certain goods |
| repeal | to cancel something, such as a law |
| King George III | King of England and was the reason for the American Revolution |
| Samuel Adams | an important leader of the Sons of Liberty and helped inspire the American Revolution |
| Sons of Liberty | a group of colonists who were against the Stamp Act and wanted freedom from England |
| The Townshend Acts | tax on tea, glass, lead, paints, and paper that the colonists imported |
| Daughters of Liberty | women who wove cloth in order to make clothing, to avoid buying from England |