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| Boston Tea Party | Colonists dump tea shipment into Boston Harbor in protest of a tax on the import of tea. |
| Sons of Liberty | Secret resistance group formed in Boston. The Sons of Liberty organize protests and harrass British officials. |
| Patriots | Colonists in favor of independence from Great Britain. |
| Loyalists | Colonists in favor of remaining loyal to Great Britain. Also called "Torries." |
| Olive Branch Petition | Petition bythe 2nd Continental Congress to King George III asking for peace. It was rejected and the colonists were branded "rebels." |
| Boston Massacre | Event in which British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists killing 5. |
| Committees of Corresponence | Groups set up by the colonies to communicate about threats and other events posed by Great Britain to American liberty. |
| Stamp Act | Required colonists to buy a special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper, pamphlet and almanac. |
| Townshend Acts | Indirect taxes on imported items such as glass, lead, paint and paper. |
| Navigation Acts | A series of laws restricting colonial trade. |
| Intolerable Acts | Laws passed to punish the colonists for actions such as the Boston Tea Party. |
| King George III | King of Great Britain during the time of the American Revolution. |
| Benjamin Franlin | Widely respected scientist, inventor and elder statesman. Helped Thomas Jefferson with the drafting of the Declaration of Independece and served as ambassador to France. |
| Common Sense | Anonymous pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. Urged colonists to rebel and fight for independence. Helped sway the minds of many colonists. |
