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Civics 2.2
Uniting for Independence
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| revenue | money a gov't collects with taxes |
| embargo | agreement prohibiting trade |
| Stamp Act | first direct tax by Britain on the colonies |
| Intolerable Acts | laws to punish colonies for Boston Tea Party |
| Albany Plan of Union | first plan for uniting the colonies, proposed by Ben Franklin |
| Committees of Correspondence | organizations urging resistance against the British |
| Boston Tea Party | colonists protested against the British tax on tea |