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| Chief Pontiac | Ottawa indian who led a revolt against the colonists for two years |
| George III | Was King of England during this time period |
| Navigation Acts | Law saying that every good coming from or entering the colonies had to go to England. |
| Sugar Act | a high tax on molasses, coffee, and indigo imported into the colonies. |
| Stamp Act | The most hated of all the taxes. It was a tax on goods and services such as newspaper and contracts produced here in the colonies. |
| Quartering Act | Forced colonists to pay for or house and feed British troops. |
| Writs of Assistance | allowed officers to inspect a ship's cargo with a reason |
| Townshend Acts | Did several things such as placing a new tax on tea. |
| Boston Massacre | Riot in which 5 men were shot down by British troops. |
| Boston Tea Party | Large mob throws a huge amount of untaxed tea into the harbor. |
| Coercive Act | Same as the Intolerable Acts |
| Quebec Act | Extended Canada's border south to the Ohio River. |
| Thomas Paine | Author of Common Sense |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaraton of Independence |
| Ethan Allen | Leader of the Green Mountain Boys |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Denied access to land west of the Appalachian Mts. |
| Proclamation of Rebellion | Stated that the colonies were in open revolt against the King |
| Hessians | German mercanaries fighting against the colonists |
| Tea Act | law that let the British East India Company bypass tea merchants and sell directly to colonists |
| Boycott | to refuse to buy certain goods or services |
| minuteman | volunteer who, when notified, was ready to fight the British |
| militia | army of citizens who serve during emergencies |
| petition | signed document addressed to authorities that requests change |
