| A | B |
| Sugar Act | The British lower tax on Molassas to stop smuggling in the colonies. |
| Stamp Act | A "direcet tax" on paper products in the colonies |
| Patrick Henry | Convinces the House of Burgesses to oppose the Stamp Act |
| Sam Adams | Bostonian who creates the Sons of Liberty |
| Sons of Liberty | Vigilante group opposed to British rule |
| Daughters of Liberty | Women groups that support a boycott of British goods. |
| Townsend Act | An "indirect tax" on many products |
| Nonimportation | An agreement not to buy imported goods |
| Revenue | A source of income, like a tax. |
| Repeal | To cancel something, like a law. |
| Writs of Assistance | A search warrant abused by British soldiers |
| Effigy | A rag faigure used to represent a disliked person. |
| Boycott | Refusal to participate or to purchase something. |
| Boston Massacre | Five colonists of a mob killed by British soldiers. |
| Paul Revere | An engraver who used his artwork as propaganda |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor |
| George III | King of England |
| Coercive Acts | The King's punishment of Boston for the Tea Party. |
| Propaganda | Using truth or lies to sway opinions. |
| Committees of Correspondence | A group of colonists in each city who spread news and propaganda against Britain. |