Committees of Correspondence

Committees created by the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the

A leader of the Sons of Liberty, who spoke out against British taxes and encouraged colonial merchants to boycott British goods.

She first taxed the British placed on colonists, which taxed paper items like newspapers, licenses, and legal documents.

A writer in the Massachusetts colony disagreed with the new tax. She began writing plays that accused British leaders of being greedy.

After protests and violence occurred between British soldiers and the colonists, British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people.

A law that hurt colonial tea merchants by allowing the British East India Company to sell its tea directly to the colonies.

A protest against the Tea Act where members of the Sons of Liberty boarded British tea ships and dumped about 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, costing the British more than 1.7 million.

Harsh laws passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

A law that required colonists to provide a place in their home, or quarter, for British soldiers.

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4.1 Conflict

4.1 Conflict in the Colonies

Term	Definition
Committees of Correspondence	Committees created by the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the
Samuel Adams	A leader of the Sons of Liberty, who spoke out against British taxes and encouraged colonial merchants to boycott British goods.
Stamp Act of 1765	She first taxed the British placed on colonists, which taxed paper items like newspapers, licenses, and legal documents.
Mercy Otis Warren	A writer in the Massachusetts colony disagreed with the new tax. She began writing plays that accused British leaders of being greedy.
Boston Massacre	After protests and violence occurred between British soldiers and the colonists, British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people.
Tea Act	A law that hurt colonial tea merchants by allowing the British East India Company to sell its tea directly to the colonies.
Boston Tea Party	A protest against the Tea Act where members of the Sons of Liberty boarded British tea ships and dumped about 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, costing the British more than 1.7 million.
Intolerable Acts	Harsh laws passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
Quartering Act	A law that required colonists to provide a place in their home, or quarter, for British soldiers.

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