| A | B |
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| John Hancock | Wealthy president of the Continental Congress and "King of Smugglers" |
| George Grenville | British minister who raised a storm of protest by passing the Stamp Act |
| Stamp Act | Legislation passed in 1765 but repealed the next year, after colonial resistance made it impossible to enforce |
| Sons and Daughters of Liberty | Women and men who enforced the nonimportation agreements, sometimes by coercive means |
| "Champagne Charley" Townshend | Minister whose clever attempt to impose import taxes nearly succeeded but eventually brewed trouble for Britain |
| Crispus Attucks | Alleged leader of radical protesters killed in Boston Massacre |
| George III | Stubborn ruler, lustful for power; served by compliant ministers like Lord North |
| Samuel Adams | Zealous defender of the common people's rights and organizer of underground propaganda committees |
| Boston Tea Party | Event organized by disguised "Indians" to sabotage British support of British support of British East India Company monopoly |
| Intolerable Acts | Harsh measures of retaliation for a tea party, including the Boston Port Act |
| Lord Dunmore | British royal governor who encouraged runaway slaves to join his army |
| First Continental Congress | Body led by John Adams, that issued a Declaration of Rights and ordered The Association to boycott all British goods |
| Marquis de Lafayette | Nineteen year old major general in the Revolutionary army |
| Baron von Steuben | Organizational genius who turned raw colonial recruits into tough professional soldiers |
| Quartering Act | Legislation that required colonists to feed and shelter British troops and led to suspension of the New York legislature upon its refusal to obey |
