| A | B |
|---|
| alliance | a formal agreement among groups or individuals |
| delegates | representatives |
| Parliament | the lawmaking branch of the British government |
| proclamation | public announcement |
| Proclamation of 1763 | said that all lands west of the Applachian Mountains belonged to native Americans. |
| budget | plan for spending money |
| representation | the act of speaking or acting for someone else |
| treason | the act of working against one's own government |
| congress | a formal meeting of representatives |
| boycott | refuse to buy |
| repeal | to take back an act |
| imperial policies | laws and orders issued by the king and the British Parliament |
| protest | to work against British policies |
| monopoly | gives complete conrol of a good or service in an area to one person or group |
| blockade | The term given when British warships stopped other ships from entering or leaving the harbor |
| quarter | order forcing colonists to give food and housing to the soldiers |
| petition | signed request sent to the king |
| Minutemen | militia ready to fight in a minute's notice |
| revolution | a sudden complete change of government |
| commander in chief | the leader of all the military forces |
| earthworks | walls made of earth and stone |
| olive branch | an ancient symbol of peace |
| independence | the freedom to govern themselves |
| resolution | a formal group statement of independence |
| declaration | official statement about independence to be sent to the king |
| preamble | the first part |
| grievances | complaints |
| cause | an event or an action that makes something happen |
| effect | is what happens as a result of that event or action |
| Ohio Valley | Conflicting claims over this caused the French and Indian War |
| Treaty of Paris | ended the French and Indian War |
| Stamp Act | put a tax on many paper items in the colonies |
| Declaratory Act | said that Britain had the full power to make laws for the people of America in all cases |
| Committees of Correspondence | committees that wrote letters telling about what was happening in their town and colony |
| Samuel Adams | organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston |
| Townshend Acts | taxed imports such as glass, tea, paint, and paper. |
| Crispus Attucks | first person killed in the fight for colonies' freedom |
| Boston Massacre | in Boston, the killing of many people who could not defend themselves |
| Patrick Henry | said, "Give me liberty or give me death." |
| The Tea Act | said colonists had to buy their tea from the East India Company |
| Thomas Gage | Britsh General who controlled Massachusetts |
| Philadelphia | Place where the First Continental Congress met |
| Old North Church | where Paul Revere's two lanterns were hung |
| Bunker Hill | Battle fought where the British realized fighting the colonists would not be easy |
| Declaration of Independence | written by Thomas Jefferson that said the colonies had the right to break away from Britain |
| Articles of Confederation | first plan of government |
