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VUS Unit 2 Part 2

Road to Revolution Part 2 Stamp Act and beyond

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Stamp Act Passed in 1765, a tax on all printed materials
Sons of Liberty A resistance organization of Colonists against British policies such as taxes and unrepresentative government
Townshend Acts Passed in 1767, a tax on imported goods such as paint and glass
Intolerable Acts AKA Coercive Acts, passed in 1774, passed in response to Boston Tea Party, meant to punish the people of Massachusetts: Boston Harbor closed, Assembly shut down
1st Continental Congress Met in 1774 in Philadelphia, organized in response to Intolerable Acts, agreed to form a militia
Tories Loyalist to king, 1/3 of colonial population
Patriots Also known as rebels or Whigs, wanted to rebel against Britain
Boycott A form of protest, a refusal to buy goods from a particular person, country or company
Boston Massacre 1770
Committees of Correspondence Communication network between colonies
Tea Act Passed in 1773, a tax and monopoly on tea to protect British East India Company from bankruptcy, led to Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord 1775, British troops and American militia clash in Massachusetts. Start of the war
Martial law Military takes over government functions, no civilian control
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