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| Parliament | a nation’s legislative (law making) body, made up of elected and sometimes nonelected representatives |
| legislature | an official body, usually chosen by election, with the power to make, change, and repeal laws |
| civilian | somebody who is an ordinary citizen rather than a member of the armed forces |
| militia | an army of soldiers who are civilians but take military training |
| uprising | an act of rebellion or revolt against authority |
| proclamation | a public or formal announcement |
| debt | an amount of money that is owed to somebody |
| boycott | to refuse to buy or use certain products |
| independence | freedom; a people's right to rule themselves |
| repeal | to end a law |
| Proclamation of 1763 | a law that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Sugar Act | A law that forced colonists to pay taxes on goods that they imported (brought in) from Britain |
| Townshend Acts | Acts that taxed imported goods such as tea,glass,and paper |
| Stamp Act | This act said that special tax stamps had to be put on items such as newspapers, playing cards, and legal papers |
| Tea Act | This act lowered the tea tax and made British tea less expensive. But it also let jone on British company controlthe sale of all tea in the colonies |
| War of Independence | Another name for the Revoutionary War or the American Revolution |
| Boston Massacre | Group of angry citizens began throwing rocks, snowballs and sticks at a small group of soldiers. The frightened soldiers opened fire and 11 citizens were killed |
| March 5, 1770 | Massacre Day |
| Boston Tea Party | In Decemeber 1773 colonists dressed as Indians raided 3 tea ships. They smashed tea chests and dumped the tea overboard. |
| Samuel Adams | A memeber of the Massachusetts legislature. He led protests in Boston |
