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Chapter 6 Vocab-S.S.

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King George III The British monarch who wanted to enforce the proclamation and also keep peace with Britain's Native American allies.
Quartering Act A law passed by Parliament in 1765 that required the colonies to house and supply British soldiers.
Revenue Income a government collects to cover expenses.
Sugar Act A law passed by Parliament in 1764 that placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies; also called for harsh punishment of smugglers.
Stamp Act A 1765 law passed by Parliament that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been payed.
Patrick Henry A member of Virginia's House of Burgesses who called for resistance to the Stamp Act tax.
Boycott A refusal to buy certain goods.
Sons of Liberty A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution.
Crispus Attucks Son of an African-American father and a Native American mother who ended up dying in front of the Custom House during the Boston Massacre.
Townshend Acts A series of laws passed by Parliament in 1767 that suspended New York's assembly and established taxes on goods brought into the British colonies.
Writs of Assistance A search warrant that allowed British officers to enter colonial homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods.
Samuel Adams A leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty who urged colonists to continue to resist British controls.
Boston Massacre A clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770, in which 5 of the colonists, including Crispus Attucks, were killed.
John Adams A lawyer and cousin of Samuel Adams who defended the British Redcoats, accused of murder, who had fired the shots in the Boston Massacre, in court.
Committee of Correspondence A group of people in the colonies who exchanged letters on colonial affairs.
Boston Tea Party The dumping of 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the Tea Act.
Militia A force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community during the American Revolution; an emergency military force that is not part of the regular army.
Minuteman A member of the colonial militia who was trained to respond "at a minute's warning."
Intolerable Acts A series of laws enacted by Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
First Continental Congress A meeting of delegates in 1774 from all the colonies except Georgia to uphold colonial rights.
Paul Revere A Boston silversmith who galloped over the countryside with William Dawes on the Midnight Ride to spread the news of the British arriving.
Lexington and Concord Sights in Massachusetts of the first battles of the American Revolution.
Loyalists An American colonist who supported the British in the American Revolution.
Patriot An American colonist who sided with the rebels in the American Revolution.
Ethan Allen He led the Green Mountain Boys in capturing Britain's Fort Ticonderoga and its large supply of artillery.
Artillery A cannon or large gun.
Second Continental Congress A governing body whose delegates agreed, in May 1775, to form the Continental Army and to approve the Declaration of Independence.
Continental Army A colonial force authorized by the Second Continental Congress in 1775, with George Washington as its commanding general.
Benedict Arnold An officer who had played a role in the victory at Fort Ticonderoga who tried attacking the British forces in Quebec, but came home defeated.
Declaration of Independence The document, written in 1776, in which the colonies declared independence from Britain.
Thomas Jefferson Being an excellent writer and having been from Virgina, he was chosen to compose the Declaration of Independence.
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