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| Proclamation Act of 1763 | The British drew a line that prevented the colonists from moving west of the Appalachain Mtns. |
| George Grenville | The British Finance minister who instituted new taxes on the colonies |
| Currency Act of 1764 | This outlawed colonial made money, and set up Admiralty Courts for law breakers |
| Sugar Act of 1764 | This lowered the tax on molasses in the colonies, but set up special courts for law breakers. |
| Stamp Act of 1765 | A tax on all printed material in the colonies |
| Parliament | The legislature of England |
| Stamp Act Congress | Colonists passed a resolution declaring that only colonial assemblies could tax colonies - not the King or Parliament |
| Virtual Representation | Colonists are represented by members of Parliament elected by those in Britain |
| James Otis | Political agitator from Boston. |
| Patrick Henry | Political agitator from Virginia |
| Resolution | A formal expression of an opinion |
| boycott | refuse to buy something as a protest |
| Samual Adams | Created Sons of Liberty in Boston |
| Writs of Assistance | A law to search homes for evidence of smuggling |
| The Declaratory Act | This repealed the Stamp Act, but made clear that the British had the right to tax the colonists |
| Charles Townsend | The British minister of Finance who came to power after the Stamp Act crisis |
| Townsend Acts | This new tax law was imposed after the stamp act was repealed. It taxed importerd items only, but angered Colonists more than the repealed tax did. |
| Daughters of Liberty | Women who joined the boycott of British goods after the Townsend Acts were established |
| Admiralty Courts | Special courts for colonists that not only favored the British, but severly punished colonial lawbreakers |
| Salutary Neglect | The 100 year period prior to 1763 when the British allowed the colonies to govern themselves |
| Navigation Acts | Only Eglish-owned and crewed ships could trade with colonies - all colonial trade with England only. |
| Crispus Attucks | African American dockworker who died at the Boston Massacre |
| Propaganda | information intended to influence opinion |
| Committee of Correspondence | This organization reported British attrocities to the other colonies |
| Paul Revere | Made a famous engraving of the Boston Massacre which was propoaganda |
| Tea Act | This created a monopoly of tea trade to one British company, and hurt coonial traders |
| Boston Tea Party | Cheap tea was destroyed before colonists |
| King George III | Punished Boston with the Coercive Acts after the Tea Party |
| Port of Boston Act, 1774 | Prevented the supply of food |
| Quartering Act, 1774 | Bostonians forced to shelter soldiers in their homes |
| Intolerable Acts | The colonial name for the Coercive Acts |
| 1st Continental Congress | Delegates voted to boycott British goods until the intolerable Acts were repealed |
| Militias | These citizen armies were authorized by the 1st Continental Congress |
| Concord, MA | Gen Gage learned that the colonials were storing arms to resist British rule at this location |
| Lexington, MA | The first armed resistance of the Revolution occurred |
| Fort Ticonderoga | This British Fort was captured by the Colonists in May, 1775 |
