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Chapter 6 Vocab SS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| King George III | The british monarch |
| Quartering Act | This was a coast saving measure the required the colonies to quarter, or house, british soldiers and provide them with supplies |
| Sugar Act | This law placed a tax on sugar,molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies |
| Stamp Act | This law required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax had been paid |
| Patrick Henery | A member of the virginias house of burgesses |
| Boycott | A refusal to buy british goods |
| Sons of liberty | Were lawyers, merchants, and craftspeople-the colonists most affected by the stamp act. |
| Crispus Attucks | Knew about the struggle for freedom |
| Townshend Act | Charles Townshend, told parliament that he had a way to raise revenue in the colonies, so parliament pass his plan known as the townshend act |
| Writs of Assistance | Search warrants |
| Samuel Adams | A leader of the boston sons of liberty |
| Boston Massacre | A clash between british soldiers and boston colonists in 1770 in which five of the colonists, including crispus attucks, were killed |
| John Adams | A lawyer and cousin of Samuel Adams |
| Committe of Correspondence | These groups 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 | Was a force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community |
| Minuteman | A member of the colonial militia who was trained to respond "at a minutes of warning" |
| Intolerable Act | A series of laws enacted by parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts colonists for the boston tea party |
| First continental congress | Delegates voted to ban all trade with britain until the intolerable acts were repealed |
| Paul Rever | A boston silversmith |
| Lexington and Concord | Were the first battles of the revolutionary war |
| Loyalist | Those who supported the british |
| Patriot | Those who sided with the rebels |
| Ethan Allen | Led this band of backwoodsmen known as the Green Mountain Boys |
| Artillery | Cannon and large guns |
| 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 | Was an officer who had played a role in the victory at fort ticonderoga |
| Declaration of Independence | The document, written in 1776 in which the colonies declared independence from britain |
| Thomas Jefferson | Was on the committee of the declaration of independence |
| Revenue | Income or to meet its expenses |
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