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Patrick Henry   authored the Virginia Resolutions  
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Stamp Act   British law passed in 1765 that forced americans to pay a tax on printed documents  
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Radicals   political leaders who work for extreme changes in the law  
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Boycott   refusal to buy goods from a nation or a company. ie. French fries  
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Republicanism   political movement that fought against government corruption in the King's government  
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Legislature   an official lawmaking body of a state or nation  
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Patrick Henry   said "Give me liberty or give me death"  
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Samuel Adams   Boston Beer brewer who became a radical leader of the American revoluton in 1765.  
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Patrick Henry   fought of liberal votings rights in the 1700's  
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Voting rights   only white men who owned land could vote  
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Boston Massacre   4 American radicals were shot dead by British redcoat soldiers  
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Whigs   radicals in England and America who wanted to abolish the Monarchy  
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Magna Carta   forced the King of England the submit to the law of the Land  
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Boston Tea Party   led by Samuel Adams  
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Sons of Liberty   radical group of Americans led by Sam Adams  
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"No taxation without representation"   famous statements used by American radicals to show hatred of British taxes  
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Stamp Act Congress   13 colonies unified to reject British Stamp Act Tax  
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King George III   British king during American Revolution who tried to force the Americans to obey his laws  
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Virginia Resolutions   written by Patrick Henry. Claimed only Virignia legislature had a right to tax Virginia citizens.  
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Quartering Act   1765 British law that forced Americans to house and feed British redcoats  
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Boston Tea Party   radical move by Sons of Liberty to protest the Tea Tax in 1773  
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Monarchy   government ruled by a King.  
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Republicanism   radical movement in 1700's that wanted to abolish the Monarchy system  
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Republicanism   radicals who fight government corruption  
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Aristocracy   members of royal family in a monarchy.  
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Revenue   incoming money often collected from taxes  
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Writs of Assitance   legal documents that allowed British officials to search the home of any American colonist  
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effigy   life sized dolls made up to look like hated politicians: often burned in public.  
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Effect of the Boycott   British businessmen pressured Parliament to repeal or cancel the Stamp act  
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Writs of assistance   viewed as an abuse of power  
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Intolerable acts   1. punishment of Boston tea party; 2.closed Boston Harbor; 3. made public meetings illegal  
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Loyalists   Americans who remained loyal to England  
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Patriots   Americans who wanted Independence from England  
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Colonial Unity   harsh laws and high taxes brought the colonists together in order to fight England  
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