| A | B |
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| Patriot | the political position that the 13 colonies should separate from England |
| Loyalist | one with the political position of remaining true to England as sovereign country |
| Tory | a Loyalist; a person loyal to British rule |
| Whig | a political party opposed to the democratic party and favoring loose interpretation of the Constitution |
| Boston massacre | while tensions were high, British soldiers and Boston colonists got into a fight; shots were fired, and 5 colonists, 0 soldiers, were killed. |
| Boston tea party | in an act of defiance, Boston citizens disguised as Indians, dumped 45 tons of British tea into the Boston Harbor, so rebell against the tea tax imposed by Britain |
| Quartering Act | Law set by British Parliament that forced colonists to pay for British soldiers' room (quarters) and board (food) in America |
| Stamp Act | Law set by British Parliament that required a tax paid to Britain on all paper (books, letters, documents). All paper had to have an official "stamp" on it, showing the tax had been paid. |
| First Continental Congress | representatives from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in Sept of 1774, to write a Declaration of Rights and Grievances they sent to King George lll in England, demanding more local control and less British interference |
