a common nickname for British soldiers due to the color of their uniforms.

British soldiers stationed in Boston opened fire on a crowd, killing five townspeople and infuriating locals.

a secret society formed by radical colonists to protest British taxation policies after the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765, spearheaded the opposition to the Tea Act.

First Continental Congress

A representative government made up of elected officials from 12 of the 13 colonies created to create a unified front against the British government.

Britain's unofficial, long-term 17th- and 18th-century policy of loosely enforcing parliamentary and trade laws (such as the Navigation Acts) in the American colonies

Declaratory Act (1766)

a British law that asserted Parliament's absolute power to make laws and bind the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever."

Townshend Acts (1767)

A series of laws that placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.

Patriot association that formed in response to increased taxes by organizing and participating in boycotts of British goods.

A cultural and intellectual movement in the 1700s that emphasized science and rationalism.

English philosopher who influenced the Enlightenment with his writings on sovereignty and governance. His ideas influenced the separation of the colonies from Britain.

colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause.

Declaration of Colonial Rights and Grievances (1765)

Written by the Stamp Act Congress, it declared that taxes imposed on British colonists without their formal consent were unconstitutional.

Passed by British Parliament, it was a direct tax on all printed material in the North American colonies.

Delegates from the colonies who drew up formal petitions to the British Parliament and King George III to repeal the Stamp Act.

Boston tea party 1773

a political protest on December 16, 1773, in which the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk Native Americans, boarded three British ships (Dartmouth, Eleanor, and Beaver) and dumped 342 chests of British East India Company tea into Boston Harbor

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Term	Definition
East India Company
Tea Act
John Adams,
Samuel Adams
Redcoat,	a common nickname for British soldiers due to the color of their uniforms.
Boston Massacre 1770	British soldiers stationed in Boston opened fire on a crowd, killing five townspeople and infuriating locals.
virtual representation,
Sons of Liberty	a secret society formed by radical colonists to protest British taxation policies after the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765, spearheaded the opposition to the Tea Act.
First Continental Congress	A representative government made up of elected officials from 12 of the 13 colonies created to create a unified front against the British government.
Salutary neglect	Britain's unofficial, long-term 17th- and 18th-century policy of loosely enforcing parliamentary and trade laws (such as the Navigation Acts) in the American colonies
Declaratory Act (1766)	a British law that asserted Parliament's absolute power to make laws and bind the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever."
Townshend Acts (1767)	A series of laws that placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
Daughters of Liberty	Patriot association that formed in response to increased taxes by organizing and participating in boycotts of British goods.
The Enlightenment	A cultural and intellectual movement in the 1700s that emphasized science and rationalism.
John Locke	English philosopher who influenced the Enlightenment with his writings on sovereignty and governance. His ideas influenced the separation of the colonies from Britain.
Loyalists	colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause.
Declaration of Colonial Rights and Grievances (1765)	Written by the Stamp Act Congress, it declared that taxes imposed on British colonists without their formal consent were unconstitutional.
Stamp Act (1765)	Passed by British Parliament, it was a direct tax on all printed material in the North American colonies.
Stamp Act Congress	Delegates from the colonies who drew up formal petitions to the British Parliament and King George III to repeal the Stamp Act.
Boston tea party 1773	a political protest on December 16, 1773, in which the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk Native Americans, boarded three British ships (Dartmouth, Eleanor, and Beaver) and dumped 342 chests of British East India Company tea into Boston Harbor

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