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Standing Army An army that remains in a particular area to control or protect it.
Smuggler A person who brings goods into a country without paying taxes.
Committees of Correspondence Committees created by the Massachutsets House of Represenatives in the 1760s to help towns and colonies share information about resisting British Laws.
Boycott Refusal to buy goods or use services of a company
Stamp Act of 1765 A law passed that raised tax money by requiring the colonists to pay for an official stamp whenever they brought paper items such as newspapers, licenses, legal documents, or playing cards.
Sons of Liberty A secret society formed in Boston that used many methods, including violence, to frighten tax collectors and resist British law.
Stamp Act Congress A meeting of representatives from nine colonies to protest the Stamp Act who declared that the Stamp Act was a violation of the colonists rights and liberties.
Declaratory Act In this act, Parliament declared that it had the power to make all laws for the colonies.
Townshend Acts This act placed taxes on paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea.
Boston Massacre The term given to an incident in which British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people.
Propaganda Material designed to sway opinion for or against a person or idea.
Boston Tea Party A protest against the Tea Act in which a group of colonists dumped over 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
Intolerable/Coercive Acts The term the British used for the set of laws intended to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party.
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