Vocab for Chapter 5
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| Boston Massacre | Incident where 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers. Used by colonial leaders as propaganda.
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| Declaratory Act | Stated that Parliament’s authority was the same in the colonies as in Britain.
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| George Grenvile | Britain’s Prime Minister
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| Sugar Act | Passed by Parliament to lower the tax on molasses, imported by the colonists. Also allowed officers to seize goods from accused smugglers without going to court.
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| Patriots | Colonists who chose to fight for independence
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| King George III | Believed that the Coercive Acts would destroy the colonies, when in fact, it made them stronger. King of G.B
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| Tea Act | Passed by Parliament to protect the British economy and made tea less expensive for colonists.
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| Committee of Correspondence | Organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies.
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| Boston Tea Party | Violent demonstration by colonists over the Tea Act.
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| Townshend Acts | Passed by Parliament to tax imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper.
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| Sons and Daughters of Liberty | Groups formed to protest British actions and goods.
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| Coercive/Intolerable Acts | laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for resisting British authority.
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| Loyalists | those who remained loyal to Great Britain
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| Stamp Act | Passed by Parliament. This law taxed almost all of printed materials. All printed materials needed a stamp to show the tax had been paid.
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