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King George III british monarch who reigned during the american revolution.
Quartering Act Act requiring the colonists to quarter or house British soldiers and provide them with supplies.
Sugar Act law placing a tax on sugar molasses and other products shipped to the colonies.
Stamp Act law requiring all legal and commercial.
Patrick Henry documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax has been paid.
Sons of Liberty MEMBER OF VIRGINIA HOUSE OF BURGESS.
Boycott refuses to buy.
Speculate to buy as an investment.
Proclamation of 1763 British proclamation that forbade the colonists from settling west of the appalachian.
Crispus Attucks sailor of african
Boston Massacre incident in 1770 in which british troops fired on and killed american colonists.
Townshend Acts acts passed by parliament in 1767 to tax imports in the colonists.
Writs of Assistance search warrants used to enter homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods.
Daughters of Liberty organization of colonial women formed to protest british policies.
Samuel Adams leader of the boston sons of liberty.
Committee of Correspondence organization formed to exchange information about british policies and american resistance.
Boston Tea Party incident in 1773 when colonists protested British policies by boarding British ships and throwing their cargoes of tea overboard.
Duties taxes placed on imported goods.
John Adams lawyer who defended british soldiers accused of murder in the boston massacre.
Minutemen group of armed civilians, trained to be ready to fight “at a minute’s warning”
Intolerable Acts series of laws, known in Britain as the Coercive Acts, meant to punish Massachusetts and clamp down on resistance in other colonies
First Continental Congress meeting of delegates from most of the colonies, called in reaction to the Intolerable Acts
Paul Revere Boston silversmith who rode into the countryside to spread news of British troop movement
Lexington and Concord first battles of the Revolutionary War
Ethan Allen- leader of a patriot group of fighters known as the green mountain boys.
Second Continental Congress- america’s government during the revolutionary war.
Continental Army- America’s patriot army during the revolutionary war.
Thomas Paine - political radical and the author of common sense.
Declaration of Independence- Document that declared American independence from britain.
Thomas Jefferson- Delegate from Virginia who wrote that declaration of independence.
Siege- when enemy forces surround a town or city in order to force it in surrender.
Artillery- cannon and large guns.
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