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Ch. 6 Vocabulary E.G

vocabulary terms

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King George III British Monarch/King who controlled Britain in the colonial times as well as in the American Revolution.
Quartering Act A law passed by Parliamnet 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 olaced 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 paid.
Patrick Henry Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who called for resistance to the Stamp Act's 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 A sailor of African American and Native American ancestry, was an early hero of America's struggle for freedom. He was one of the 5 men who was shot and killed in 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 homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods.
Samuel Adams A leader of the Sons of Liberty who urged colonists to resist British controls. He led a boycott to protest the Townshend Acts, and he was also the cousin of John Adams.
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 who defended the British soldiers that attacked the colonists in the Boston Massacre.
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 the 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 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 sent the warning call that the British were coming in his legendary midnight ride.
Lexington and Concord Sites in Massachusetts of the first battles of the American Revolution.
Loyalist 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 Led a band of backwoodsmen known as the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga on the New York side of Lake Champlain.
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.
Declaration of Independence The document, written in 1776, in which the colonies declared independence from Britain.
Thomas Jefferson A Virginian who wrote the Declaration of Independence; was a writer.
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