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chapter 6 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| king George lll | A british monarch |
| quartering act | Was a cost saving measure that required the colonies to quarter or house british troops |
| revenue | income |
| sugar act | law put on sugar molasses and other products shipped to the colonies |
| stamp act | this law required all legal documents to have a official stamp |
| patrick Henry | a member of Virginias house of burgesses |
| boycott | a refusal to buy |
| sons of liberty | colonists formed the group to oppose british policies |
| crispus attucks | a sailor thought was a hero of americas struggle for freedom |
| Townshend | new yorkers that agreed to provide housing for the troops |
| writs of assistance | enter homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods |
| samuel adams | a leader of the sons of liberty |
| boston massacre | soldiers began firing after a group of people were protesting soldiers killed five people |
| john adams | a lawyer and cousin of samuel adams |
| committee of correspondence | these groups exchanged letters on colonial affair |
| boston tea party | me disguised as native Americans boarded three ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor |
| militia | force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community |
| minuteman | ready to act in a minute |
| intolerable acts | parliament paced several laws to punish the Massachusetts colony |
| first continental congress | delegates voted to ban all trade with Britain until the intolerable acts were repealed |
| paul revere | went to alert the colonists the british colonists |
| lexington and concord | first battle of the revolutionary war shot herd around the world |
| loyalist | those who support the british |
| patriot | those who sided with the rebels |
| ethan allen | led this band of backwoodsmen known as the green mountain boys |
| artillery | cannons and large guns |
| second continental congress | they agreed to form the continental army |
| continental army | delegates formed it |
| benedict arnold | was an officer who played a role in the victory at fort Ticonderoga |
| declaration of independence | written by thomas jefferson |
| thomas jefferson | wrote the declaration |