| A | B |
|---|
| Pontiac's War | an Ottawa Indian chief attacked British but the Treaty of Paris ended French power in North America and Indians had no more French help |
| Proclamation of 1763 | an imaginary line along the Appalachian Mts. forbidding colonists to settle west of it and leave that land for the Indians |
| Stamp Act | this act in 1765 placed new taxes on wills, diplomas, marriage papers, newspapers, cards, dice, and almanacs |
| Townshend Acts | taxed goods like glass, paper, paint, and tea; colonists were angry |
| Writs of Assistance | legal papers that allowed customs officers to inspect ship cargo for any reason |
| Boston Massacre | British red coats shot and killed unarmed colonists who were protesting British rule and taxes |
| committee of correspondence | Samuel Adams created this committee that wrote letters reporting events to the colonists in Massachusetts and later became a major way to protest in every colony |
| petition | a formal written document signed by a gruop of people who disagree with some law or act like the Stamp Act |
| boycott | refuse to buy or use certain goods and services as a form of protest |
| repeal | cancel or end a law |
| representation | No Taxation Without ___ is what tahe colonists shoulted about the unjust Stamp Act passed by England to tax many things |
| lobsterbacks | colonists called the red-coated British who guarded the Customs House in Boston this insult |
