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6.1 Vocab S.S.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crispus Attucks | The sono f an African-American father & a Natice-American mother, played a key role in U.S. History |
| Townshend Acts | A series of lawy that placed duties (Taxes) on varius goods, such as glass, paper, paint, lead, & tea |
| Writs Of Assistance | Search warrants used to enter homes, under British law |
| Samuel Adams | Cosuin of John Adams, & told British armies ¨We will destroy every soldiers that dares put his foot on shore.... I look upon them as foreign enemies¨ |
| Boston Massacre | A clash between British soldiers & Boston colonists in 1770, in which five of the colonists, including Crispus Attucks, were killed |
| John Adams | A lawyer & cousin of Samuel Adams, defended the redcoats who caused the Boston Massacre in court |
| Committee of Correspondence | A group of people in the colonies who exchanged letters on colonial affairs |
| Boston Tea Party | The dumping of 342 chests of tea, into Boston Harbor by colonists n 1773 to protest the Tea Act |