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ch.6 vocab ms.linkk
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| king george 3 | a british monarch |
| quartering act | cost saving measure that required the colonies to quarter british soldiers |
| revenue | income |
| sugar act | placed a tax on sugar molasses and other products shipped to the colonies |
| stamp act | all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp |
| patrick henry | member of virginia's house of burgesses |
| boycott | refusal to buy |
| sons of liberty | lawyers |
| crispus attucks | a african american sailor |
| townshed acts | suspended new yorks assembly |
| writs of assistance | search warrants |
| samuel adams | leader of the boston sons of liberty |
| boston massacre | a shooting killing four people |
| john adams | lawyer and cousin of samuel adams |
| committies of correspondence | exchanged letters on colonial affairs |
| boston tea party | destroyed 342 chests of tea |
| militia | force of armed citizens |
| minute men | men trained to go fight in a matter of one minute |
| intolerable acts | british laws |
| first continental congress | banned all trade with england |
| paul revere | boston silversmith |
| lexington and concord | first battles of the revolutionary war |
| loyalist | supported the british |
| patriots | sided with rebels |
| ethan allen | led the green mountain boys |
| artillery | cannon and large guns |
| second continental congress | agreed to form continental army |
| continental army | acted as a government |
| benedict arnold | officer |
| declaration of independence | a draft made by a committee |
| thomas jefferson | composed the declaration |