| A | B |
|---|
| stamp act | 1765 tax on papers |
| proclamation of 1763 | law banning movement west of Appalachians |
| Townshend Acts | tax on lead, paint, & tea |
| Intolerable Acts | banned movement from Boston Harbor |
| Boston Massacre | 1770 killing of 5 colonists |
| First Continental Congress | 1774 meeting/ letter sent to King George |
| Lexington | where Revolutionary War first broke out |
| French & Indian War | 1754-1763 |
| Sons of Liberty | rebel group in Boston |
| militia | army of volunteers |
| tyranny | unjust use of power |
| repeal | to cancel |
| boycott | to refuse to buy goods |
| parliament | lawmaking group in Britain |
| Concord | 2nd battle of Revolutionary War |
| Old North Bridge | scene of first shots at Concord |
| Loyalist | also called Tories |
| Patriot | also called Whigs |
| Paul Revere | alerted Minutemen to advancing Redcoats |
| Samuel Adams | leader of Sons of Liberty |
