| A | B |
|---|
| Sons of Liberty | Secret society to oppose British policies |
| First Continental Congress | In 1774, they voted to ban all trade with Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed |
| Tea Act | Colonists destroyed to cargoes of 3 ships docked in Boston Harbor to protest it |
| Writs of Assistance | The Townshend Acts allowed British Officers to issue this to search colonists' homes & businesses for smuggled goods |
| Second Continental Congress | Chose George Washington as the commanding general of Continental Army |
| Loyalists | Americans who supported the British in the Revolution |
| Stamp Act | Parliament repealed it following angry protests & a boycott by colonists |
| Unalienable Rights | Not to be taken away |
