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6.2 S.S. Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crispus Attucks | Son from an African-American and Native-American Family who fought and was killed in the Boston Massacre |
| Townshend Acts | Laws passed to suspend New York's assembly and enforce taxes on goods brought in from Britain |
| Writs of Assistance | a search warrant that let British soldiers enter colonists homes to search for Smuggled goods |
| Samuel Adams | A leader of the Sons of Liberty |
| Boston Tea Party | Dumping of 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protests taxes on tea |
| John Adams | Lawyer and cousin of Samuel Adams and defended colonists in court |
| Committee of Correspondence | A group of people in the colonies who exchanged letters on colonial affairs |
| Boston Massacre | A clash between Red Coats and Yankees in 1770 in which 5 colonists were killed including Crispus Attucks |