| A | B |
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| Ally | A partner or supporter who pledges friendship or help |
| Boycott | A protest in which people refuse to buy, use, or trade goods or services |
| Capital | A city or town where the government of a state or nation meets |
| Committees of Correspondence | Colonial groups organized in the 1770s to share news about opposition to English taxes and rules |
| Congress | The lawmaking body of a state or nation |
| First Continental Congress | A 1774 meeting of representatives from the American colonies held in Philadelphia |
| Immigrant | one who leaves his or her home to live in a new or different country |
| Militia | An army of citizens called into service during emergencies |
| Parliament | The legislative branch of government in Great Britain |
| Stamp Act | A tax that the British Parliament placed on newspapers and official documents sold in the American colonies |
| Tax | Money that citizens pay to support the cost of government |
| Treaty | A formal agreement between two or more nations |
| Virginia Resolves | Formal statements of the House of Burgesses protesting the stamp act in 1765 |
