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| Crispus Attucks | He was among the colonists killed in the Boston Massacre. He was a sailor of African American ancestry. |
| Boston Massacre | In 1770, this incident was used by the Sons of Liberty as a method to unite the colonists and increase resistance to British authority. |
| Townshend Acts | In 1767, this attempted to raise money to pay the salaries of British governors, other officials in the colonies, and the cost of defending the colonies. |
| Boston Tea Party | A group of colonists dressed up as Native American's boarded three British ships docked in Boston Harbor and threw the cargos overboard. |
| Declaratory Act | Issued by Parliament in order to show the colonists that htey still had complete control over them. |
| Writs of Assistance | Permitted British officers to enter colonists homes and businesses to search for smuggled goods anytiime they desired. |
| John Adams | A colonial lawyer who was criticized for defending several British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre. |
| Sugar Act | A tax on goods traded from the West Indies to the colonies. |
| Samuel Adams | One of the colonists who organized protests and urged other colonists to resist British control. He was also a leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty |
