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American Revolution

TermDefinition
Militias groups of local men who organized to protect their town or colony.
Proclamation of 1763 Colonist had to stay east of the Appalachian Mountains
Quartering Act required colonists to provide housing for British Soldiers
revenue income
sugar act cut down taxes on molasses but also placed taxes on foreign goods
currency act Only British currency could be used in the colonies
grievances objections
tyranny unjust rule by an absolute ruler
stamp act all printed materials have a special government stamp
Sons of Liberty merchants shopkeepers and craftsmen organized boycotts
boycott a form of protest
repealed or cancelled
Townshend Acts placed duties on tea, glass, paper, lead, and paint
writs of assistance search warrants
Boston Massacre incident in which Boston soldiers fired on locals who has been taunting them
committee of correspondence British offenses against the colonies rights and published it in Massachusetts.
Tea Act allowed the British East India Company to sell tea in the colonies
Boston Tea Party Dumped tea in the harbor to protest the tea act
Intolerable Acts a list of laws the colonist had to follow
First Continental Congress Meeting of the colonies, took place in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774
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