| A | B |
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| King George III | The King of England during the American Revolution. |
| Quartering Act | A law that required the colonists to house and supply British troops. |
| revenue | Government income gained from taxes. |
| Taxes | Payments made by the public to support public/government services. |
| Sugar Act | Tax on sugar and molasses used by American colonists. |
| Stamp Act | Tax on documents printed in the American colonies. |
| Patrick Henry | A Virginian who argued forcefully against British taxes. |
| boycott | refusal to buy goods or do trade. |
| Sons of Liberty | A secret Massachusetts grouped that opposed the British. |
| Townsend Acts | British law passed in 1767 to tax the colonies. |
| Parliament | The British lawmaking body. |
| Writ of Assistance | Search Warrant |
| Samuel Adams | Founder of Sons of Liberty |
| John Adams | Cousin of Samuel, defended British soldiers in Boston. |
| Committees of Correspondence | Groups that exchanged information with groups in other colonies. |
| Boston Tea Party | Protest against the Tea Tax in 1773. |
| Crispus Attucks | An African-American victim of the Boston Massacre. |
| Paul Revere | Published an "incendiary" picture of the Boston Massacre. |
| treason | Acting to overthrow one's own government. |
| war debt | Money borrowed by Britain to fight the French and Indian War. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Colonists forbidden to settle west of Appalachian Mts. |
| British East India Company | Given control of American tea trade, |
| incendiary | Something that enflames emotions and causes an uproar. |
| retaliation | To "get even" or seek revenge in punishment for an offense. . |
| Redcoats | British soldiers |
| New York | Their colonial assembly was suspended by the Townsend Acts |
| Martial law | Civil law is replaced by military law. |
