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chapter 6 vocab im
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| King George 3 | british monarch |
| Quartering act | required colonies to house/provide supplies for soldiers |
| revenue | income |
| sugar act | tax on sugar mollases etc |
| stamp act | required all documents to carry stamlp |
| patrick henry | member of house of burgesses |
| boycott | refusal to buy |
| sons of liberty | colonists effected by stamp act |
| crispus attucks | killed in boston massacre |
| townshend acts | raised revenue |
| writs of assistance | search warrants |
| samuel adams | leader of boston sons of liberty |
| boston massacre | shooting between british and boston |
| john adams | layer and cousin of samuel adams |
| commitees of correspondance | exchanged letters on colonial affarirs |
| boston tea party | refusal of tea act |
| militia | force of armed civilians |
| minutemen | soldiers |
| intolerable acts | laws to punish massachusets |
| 1 continental congress | meeting of delegates |
| paul revere | boston silversmith |
| lexington and concord | 1 battle of revoulutionary waer |
| loyalists | suppoted british |
| patriots | sided with rebels |
| ethan allen | led green mt boys |
| artillery | cannon and large guns |
| 2 continental congress | delegate meeting |
| continental army | formed in 2 continental congress |
| benidict arnold | officer at fort ticonderoga |
| declaration of independence | declared america independent |
| thomas jefferson | composed declaration of independence |