| A | B |
|---|
| prohibited | prevented |
| revenue | incoming money |
| writs of assistance | Legal documents allowed customs officers to enter any location to search |
| Sugar Act | Passed in 1764, lowered the tax on imported molasses, allowed for seizures of goods. |
| violated | interfered with |
| Stamp Act | Passed in 1765, placed a tax on almost all printed materials. |
| Patrick Henry | Member of House of Burgesses who convinced them to take action against the Stamp Act. |
| resolution | A formal expression of opinion. |
| Samuel Adams | Helped to start an organization called the Sons of Liberty to protest Stamp Act. |
| effigies | rag figures |
| boycott | refuse to buy |
| non-importation agreements | pledges not to buy |
| repeal | cancel |
| The Declaratory Act | Law stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies. |
| The Townshend Acts | New taxes that would only apply to imported goods. |
| Daughters of Liberty | Formed by women and urged Americans to wear homemade fabrics and produce other goods. |
