| A | B |
|---|
| minutemen | Colonists ready to fight on a moments notice |
| Parliament | England's chief lawmaking body |
| Lexington | Town outside Boston; first shots of the American Revolution |
| Treaty of Paris | This agreement ended the French and Indian War |
| Townshend Acts | Placed a tax on imported goods such as lead, paper, paint and tea |
| Sugar Act | Placed a tax on sugar and molasses |
| Loyalists | Supported the British |
| Sons of Liberty | This secret group staged protests |
| Stamp Act | Taxed all legal and commercial documents |
| Quartering Act | Law that made the colonists house and feed British Soldiers |
