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SS test 4tg
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Boycott | the refusal to buy goods |
| tariff | a tax on imported goods |
| Boston Tea Party | colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act |
| Boston Massacre | An event that occurred on March 5, 1770, when angry colonists surrounded British soldiers who panicked and fired shots |
| Minutemen | Militia group that could be ready in a minute's notice |
| Militia | volunteer army |
| Sons of Liberty | group that led protests against the new tax |
| Committee of Corespondence | members who wrote each other about local events |
| Patriots | colonists who opposed British rule |
| repeal | to cancel |
| Intolerable Acts | new laws from Britain to punish colonists who opposed British government |
| Parliament | Britain's Law Making assembly |
| Loyalist | colonists who remained loyal to King George and the British Government |
| Stamp Act | A tax that had colonist pay on paper, playing cards, and documents |