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G7 Unit 3 RT#2
Colonial Dissent & Protest
| King George III | King of England during the American Revolution |
| Parliament | the lawmaking body of British government |
| Patriots | Colonists who wanted independence from Britain |
| Loyalists | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Committee of Correspondence & Propaganda | system of communications between patriots and colonies. Information designed to influence public opinion |
| Stamp Act | 1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc. |
| Quartering Act | Law that required colonists to feed and shelter British troops |
| boycott | A refusal to buy or use goods and services. |
| Boston Massacre | incident in 1770 in which British troops fired on and killed American colonists |
| Boston Tea Party | protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston harbor |
| Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) | punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. Called the Coercive Acts in England. The Americans called them Intolerable. |
| Lexington and Concord | the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775) |