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SS: Ch. 6 Vocab
Vocab for US History Ch. 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| British monarch who tried to keep peace with the Indian allies and passed many Acts. | King George III |
| Act that required colonists to house British soldiers and supply them. | Quartering Act |
| Income | Revenue |
| Act that placed a tax on many products shipped to the colonies. This Act was strictly enforced and smugglers were punished. | Sugar Act |
| Act that required legal documents to carry a stamp signifying tax had been paid. This Act applied within colonies; new type of tax. Act was later repealed. | Stamp Act |
| Member of the House of Burgesses who called for resistance to the Stamp Act. | Patrick Henry |
| A refusal to buy. | Boycott |
| A secret society who opposed British policies. Many people in this group were those most affected by the Stamp Act. | Sons of Liberty |
| A runaway slave who assumed a false name to avoid capture. Was one of the 5 shot and killed in the Boston Massacre. | Crispus Attucks |
| Townshend's proposal to raise revenue in the colonies turned into this Act. Act included placing duties and suspending assemblies. | Townshend Acts |
| Search warrants which could be used to search homes for smuggled goods. | Writs of Assistance |
| A leader of the Sons of Liberty who protested the Townshend Acts. He urged colonists to resist English control. | Samuel Adams |
| Tensions in front of the Custom House which led to violence, a fight, and eventually shooting, which caused the death of 5. | Boston Massacre |
| Lawyer and cousin of Samuel Adams. Defended accused redcoats at court, and was criticized. He agreed with the colonists, but wanted to show that the colonists followed the law. Soldiers were released. | John Adams |
| Groups which exchanged letters over colonial affairs. | Committee of Correspondence |
| A group of men destroyed 342 chests of tea in protest against the Tea Act during this event. | Boston Tea Party |
| Force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community. | Militia |
| People trained to be ready at a moment's notice. | Minutemen |
| A series of laws designed to punish the Massachusetts colony and warn other colonies. The Acts were so harsh they were deemed "intolerable" | Intolerable Acts |
| Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met. People agreed to ban trade and train troops. Marked a key step in history; planted future seeds for independent government. | First Continental Congress |
| Silversmith who was charged with spreading news about redcoats. Galloped in "midnight ride". Was caught, but message was sent successfully. | Paul Revere |
| First battles of the Revolutionary War. Marked the time where Americans had to choose sides and back up their opinions. | Lexington and Concord |
| Those who supported the British. | Loyalist |
| Those who supported the rebels. | Patriot |
| Led a band of men against Fort Ticonderoga and captured it. (Green Mountain Boys) | Ethan Allen |
| Cannons and large guns. | Artillery |
| Second meeting of colonist delegates in Philadelphia. Delegates agreed to form the Continental Army and began to act as a government. | Second Continental Congress |
| Army formed against the British. Led by George Washington and paid with money the colonists began printing. | Continental Army |
| One of those who led a failed attack on Quebec. Earlier had played a role in the victory at Ticonderoga, and later turned traitor against the United States after the Battle of Saratoga. | Benedict Arnold |
| Document that stated the colonists were independent from Britain. Jefferson wrote this document. | Declaration of Independence |
| Delegate who wrote the Declaration of Independence. An excellent writer, and came from Virginia, which was an essential colony to the revolution. | Thomas Jefferson |
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