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SS Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| King George lll | The British monarch |
| Quartering Act | A law passed by Parliament in 1765 that required the colonies to house and supply British solders |
| Revenue | Income a government collects to cover expenses |
| Sugar Act | A law passed by parliament in 1764 that placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies; also called for harsh punishment of smugglers |
| Stamp Act | A 1765 law passed by parliament that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been payed |
| Patrick Henry | A member of Virginia's House of Burgesses; called for resistance to the tax |
| Boycott | A refusal to buy certain goods |
| Sons of Liberty | A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution |
| Crispus Attucks | A protester in the boston massacre |
| Townshed Acts | A series of laws passed by parliament in 1767 that suspended New York's assembly and established taxes on goods brought into the British colonies |
| Writs of Assistance | A search warrant that allowed British officers to enter colonial homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods. |
| Samuel Adams | Leader of Bostons Sons of Liberty |
| Boston Massacre | A clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770, in which 5 of the colonists, including Crispus Attucks, were killed |
| John Adams | A lawyer and cousin of Samuel Adams |
| Committee of Correspondence | A group of people who exchanged letters on colonial affairs. |
| Militia | A force of armed Civilians pledged to defend their community during the American Revolution. |
| Minutemen | A member of the colonial militia who was trained to respond "at a minutes warning" |
| Intolerable Acts | A series of laws enacted by Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party |
| First Continental Congress | A meeting of delegates in 1774 from all the colonies except Georgia to uphold colonial rights |
| Paul Revere | The man who rode across the country to warn people the British were coming and hung up two lanterns to tell people the British we traveling by sea |
| Lexington and Concord | Cities where the battle took place |
| Loyalists | An American colonist who supported the British in the American Revolution |
| Patriot | An American colonist who sided with the rebels in the American Revolution |
| Ethan Allen | |
| Artillery | A cannon or large gun |
| Second Continental Congress | A governing body whose delegates agreed, in May 1775, to form the Continental Army and approved the Declaration of Independence |
| Continental Army | A Colonial force authorized by the Second continental Congress in 1775, with George Washington as its commanding general. |
| Benedict Arnold | |
| Declaration Of Independence | The document written in 1776, in which the colonies declared independence from Britain |
| Thomas Jefferson |
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