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6.1 vocab
pg 162: 1, 3 and 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| King George 111 | the British monarch |
| quartering act | a cost saving measure that required the colonies to quarter or house British soldiers |
| revenue | an income a Government collects to cover expenses. |
| stamp act | a law passed by parliament that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been paid |
| sugar act | a law passed by parliament in 1764 that placed a tax on sugar and or molasses |
| Patrick Henry | a member of Virginia's house of Burgesses |
| Boycott | a refusal to buy certain goods |
| Sons of liberty | a group of colonist who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the american revolution |
| Crispus Attucks | a sailor of African american and native american ancestry was an early hero of Americas struggle for freedom |
| Townshend Acts | a series of laws passed by parliament in 1767 |
| writs of assistance | a search warrent |
| Samuel Adams | a leader of the Boston sons of liberty. |
| Boston massacre | a clash between British soldiers and Boston colonist in 1770 in which five of the colonist including Crispus Attucks were killed |
| John Adams | a lawyer and cousin of Samuel Adams |
| Committee of correspondence | a group of people in the colonist who exchanged letters on colonial affairs |
| Boston tea party | the dumping of 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor by colonist in 1773 to protest the tea act |
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