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Chapter 6 Vocabulary

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King George the 3rd a British monarch
Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers
revenue income
Sugar Act taxed sugar, molasses, etc.
Stamp Act required all legal documents to have an official stamp showing taxes had been paid
Patrick Henry called to protest the Stamp act, a member of Virginia's House of Burgesses
boycott a refusal to buy products
Sons of Liberty this group staged protests, they were the peple affected most by the Stamp Act
Crispus Attucks died in the Boston Massacre
Townshend Acts this suspended New York's assembly until they respected the Quartering Act
writs of assistance search warrants
Samuel Adams a leader of Boston Sons of Liberty
Boston Massacre an arguement in front of the Custom House; four people died for freedom
John Adams defended British soldiers who shot colonists in court
committee of correspondence groups that exchanged letters on colonial instances
Boston Tesa Party a protest to the Tea Act; 342 chests of tea were destroyed
militia armed civillians
Minutemen trained to be ready at a minute's notice
Intolerable Acts punished British colonies after the Boston Tea Party
First Continental Congress a meeting where colonial representatives voted to ban all trade with Britain
Paul Revere spread the news about British toop movement
Lexington and Concord the first battles of the Revolutionary War
Loyalist supported Britain
Patriot supported independence
Ethan Allen led some followers to capture a British fort
artillery guns and cannons
Second Continental Congress agreed to form a Continental Army
Continental Army led by George Washington
Benedict Arnold was an officer that help to achieve a victory at Fort Ticonderoga
Declaration of Independence this drafted colonial independence
Thomas Jefferson composed the Declaration of Independence
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