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Lesson 5
Toward Independence
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| authority | the government or controlling power |
| boycott | to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also called a boycott. |
| militia | a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency |
| repealed | to take back, or to cancel, a law |
| restricted | to place limits or controls on something |
| retain | to continue to keep |
| tyranny | the unjust use of government power. A ruler who uses power in this way is called a tyrant. |
| violation | breaking an established rule or law |
| Patriot | American colonist who favored American independence |
| Loyalist | American colonist who was loyal to the king and wanted to stay under British rule |
| Minute men | Militia members who were "ready to fight in 60 seconds" |
| The Proclamation of 1763 | Royal decree from England ordering that a line be drawn down the crest of the Appalachian Mountains to separate the English colonists (who should stay east of the line ) and the Native Americans (who should stay west). |
| Stamp Act | Law that required colonists to buy a stamp for every piece of paper they used. Newspapers, wills, licenses, and even playing cards had to be printed on stamped paper. |
| Quartering Act | Law that ordered colonial assemblies to provide British troops with quarters, or housing, as well as "candles, firing, bedding, cooking utensils, salt, vinegar, and beer or cider.” |
| Townshend Acts | Laws that placed a duty, or tax, on certain goods the colonies imported from Great Britain, including such popular items as glass, paint, paper, and tea. |
| Tea Act | Left over from the Townshend Acts, this new law lowered the cost of tea that was sold by the British East India Company in the colonies; gave the British East India Company complete control over tea sales in the colonies. |
| Intolerable Acts | Laws to punish Mass. for Boston Tea Party; (1) closed Boston Harbor until ruined tea was paid for, (2) placed the govt. of Mass. under British control, (3) British soldiers would go to trial in England, (4) more troops sent to enforce new laws. |
| First Continental Congress | Meeting of 50 delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia. Sent a message to the king asking him to hear colonists complaints and recognize their rights. Also started new boycott of British goods until Parliament repealed the Intolerable Acts. |
| Lexington and Concord | First two battles of the Revolution; British troops attempted to seize weapons and control over the colonists, and were defeated |
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