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| King George III | King of Great Britain leading to the American Revolution. |
| Navigation Acts | series of laws passed by the English Parliment in the 1650's. |
| Enumerated Articles | goods which the colonists, under British law, could only sell to Great Britain. |
| Pontiac's War | a 1763 conflict between Native Americans and the British over settlement of Indian lands in the Great Lakes region. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | law forbiding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian mountains. |
| Sugar Act 1765 | a 1765 law that placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies; also calles for harsh punishment of smugglers. |
| Stamp Act 1765 | a 1765 law that placed new duties on legal documents and taxed newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and dice. |
| Non-Importation Agreements | agreements made by merchant in the colonies not to import British goods. |
| Stamp Act Congress | meeting called to organize the colonies resistance to the Stamp Act passed by British Parliament. |
| Petition | formal written request to someone in authority, signed by a group of people. |
| Parliament | represenative assembly in England, similar to our congress. |
| Boycott | refusal to buy certain goods and services. |
| Repeal | cancel |
| Magna Carta | signed in 1215, a British document that contains two basic ideas: Monarchs themselvews have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights. |
| English Bill of Rights | a 1689 document that guaranteed the rights of English citizens. |
| " No taxation without representation" | Patrick Henry to the Virginia House od Burgesses protesting the Great Britian taxing the colonies even though the colonies had no representation in parliament. |
