| A | B |
|---|
| effigy | crude imate or dummy representing a hated person |
| independence | freedom from control of another |
| customs | taxes charged for items brought to another country |
| massacre | mass killing of unarmed people |
| taxes | money paid to the government to keep it running |
| Loyalist | colonist who decided to stay loyal to the King |
| Patriot | colonist who wanted independence |
| smuggle | to bring something into a country secretly without paying tax on it |
| lobsterbacks | nickname for British soldiers |
| repeal | cancel something or take it back |
| boycott | stop buying |
| minutemen | militia ready to fight at a minute's notice |
| levy | to impose or collect taxes |
| rebellion | organized uprising against something thought to be unfair |
| writs of assistance | unlimited search warrant |
| quarter | to give food and housing to soldiers |
