| A | B |
|---|
| loyalists | colonists loyal to England |
| charter | an agreement between colonists and the British government to establish a colony |
| Boston Massacre | occurred on March 5, 1770. It was a fight between British soldiers and colonists that resulted in the deaths of 5 colonists |
| Crispus Attucks | he died during the Boston Massacre and is considered the first casualty of the American Revolution |
| patriots | colonists that wanted independence from England |
| Prime Minister | the leader of the British Parliament that works closely with the British Monarch |
| surveyor | a person that examines land and makes maps of it |
| regulars | British soldiers that lived in the colonies to protect citizens and make sure taxes were collected |
| Parliament | representative branch of the British government responsible for making laws |
| monarch | the king or queen |
| stamp act | a tax on all paper products |
| Townshend Acts | this law added new taxes on paint, lead and tea paper, glass, |
| Quartering Act | this law forced all colonists to provide housing and food for British soldiers in the colonies |
