Term | Definition |
King George 3rd | the British monarch who wanted to enforce the proclamation and keep peace with Britain's Native American allies |
Quartering Act | a law passed by Parliament 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 placed tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies; also called for harsh punishment of smugglers |
Stamp Act | a law passed by Parliament in 1765 that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been paid |
Patrick Henry | was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, called for resistance to the Stamp Act |
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 | was a man born in 1723 who was not treated equally and was also apart of the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770, where he lost his life fighting for freedom |
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 colonial homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods |
Samuel Adams | leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty |
Boston Massacre | a clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1773 to protest to Tea Act |
John Adams | was a lawyer and cousin of Samuel Adams who defended the redcoats in court |
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 military force that is not part of the regular army |
Minutemen | 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 was charged with spreading the news about British troop movements; galloped with William Dawes on their "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 | leader of backwoodsmen known as the Green Mountain Boys |
artillery | a cannon or a large gun |
Second Continental Congress | a governed body whose delegates agreed, in May 1775, to from 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 | he was an officer who 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 | part of a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence; he was chosen to draft the Declaration |