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Rev War Lead Up

Revolutionary War Lead Up

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tax money the government demands from its citizens, it can often be charged when goods are purchased
parliament group of people who make laws for their country, (in the United States, we have a similar group, called congress)
smuggling the illegal movement of goods into or out of a country
writs of assistance documents which served as a general search warrant, allowing customs officials to enter any ship or building that they suspected for any reason might hold smuggled goods
act a written ordinance or law from the government; a statute
boycott refusal to purchase a product, a type of protest
propaganda information, often biased or misleading, used to promote or publicize a certain cause or point of view
militia an organization of citizens with limited military training
redcoats nickname for British soldiers, especially during the American Revolution
American Revolution Revolutionary War American War of Independence three names for the war between Great Britain and the American Colonies, this war ended with America becoming a new independent nation.
Proclamation of 1763 issued by King George III, prohibited colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains on Native American land
Sugar Act - 1764 This law lowered the tax on the molasses the colonists imported. The British hoped this would convince the colonists to pay the tax instead of smuggling. The act also allowed British officers to seize goods from smugglers without going to court.
Stamp Act - 1765 This law taxed almost all printed materials. Newspapers, wills and even playing cards needed a stamp to show that the tax had been paid.
Townshend Acts - 1767 This law taxed imported commodities that people buy and sell, such as glass, tea, and paper. The tax was paid when the goods arrived, before they were brought inside the colonies.
Boston Massacre - March 5, 1770 Fight broke out between some colonists in Boston, Massachusetts and British soldiers. The angry Bostonians began throwing sticks and stones at the soldiers. After a soldier was knocked down, the nervous redcoats fired and killed five colonists. Crispus Attucks was one of the colonists killed in this incident. Colonial leaders used this incident as propaganda to influence other colonists to oppose the British.
Tea Act - 1773 This law gave the British East India company nearly total control of the market for tea in the colonies. It removed some, but not all, of the taxes on tea.
Liberty Tea tea made of dried fruits, flowers, herbs and sometimes tree bark
Boston Tea Party - December 16, 1773 Three ships loaded with tea arrived in Boston Harbor. At midnight, colonists boarded the ships and threw 342 chests of tea overboard.
Edenton Tea Party - October 25, 1774 Penelope Barker, a loyal Patriot who lived in Edenton, North Carolina, invited 50 women to the home of Elizabeth King. The women signed a resolution to boycott British tea and only drink the tea they made.
The Intolerable Acts - 1774 These laws were known as the “Coercive Acts'' in Britain. Coercive means to force someone to do something. One Act forced the colonies to let British soldiers live among the colonists.
The Battles of Lexington and Concord - April 19, 1775 the first military battles of the American Revolution, considered the official start of the war
The Shot Heard 'Round the World a phrase that refers to the opening shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord
No Taxation Without Representation a slogan that expresses colonists' anger at being taxed without a representative in the British parliament
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