| A | B |
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| Parliament | the part of the British government in which members make laws for the British people |
| self-government | a system of government in which people make their own laws |
| democracy | a government in which the people take part |
| legislature | the lawmaking branch of a colony, a state government, or the national government |
| ally | a friend, especially in time of war |
| tax | money that is paid by people to run the country |
| authority | control over someone or something |
| tariff | a tax on goods brought into a country |
| Loyalist | a colonist who supported the British monarch and laws |
| representation | acting or speaking on behalf of someone or something |
| treason | working against one's own government |
| public opinion | what the people of a community think |
| petition | a request for action signed by many people |
| liberty | freedom |
| boycott | a refusal to buy goods or services |
| congress | a meeting of representatives who have the authority to make decisions |
| repeal | to undo a law or tax |
| massacre | the killing of people who cannot defend themselves |
| Committee of Correspondence | a group set up in each of the colonies to quickly share information about taxes and other issues by writing letters to groups in the other colonies |
| consequence | the result of an action |
| blockade | to use warships to prevent other ships from entering or leaving a harbor |
| quarter | to provide or pay for housing |
| Continental Congress | a meeting of representatives of the British colonies |
| right | a freedom |
| Minuteman | a member of the Massachusetts colony militia who could quickly be ready to fight the British |
| Patriot | a colonist who was against British rule |
| trade-off | what you have to give up buying or doing in order to buy or do something else |
| opportunity cost | the cost of giving up one thing to get another |
| hatch lines | a pattern of lines often used on historical maps to indicate land that was claimed by two or more countries |
