| A | B |
|---|
| Proclamation of 1763 | forbid settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Trade Laws | limited colonists to purchasing goods from Great Britain |
| Customs Officers | British agents sent to the colonies to supervise trade goods and tax collections |
| Sugar Act | taxed sugar and molasses |
| Quartering Act | required colonists to provide food and housing for British soldiers |
| Stamp Act | taxed papers and official documents |
| Taxation without Representation | colonial slogan for not having a voice in Parliament |
| Townshend Acts | taxed manufactured goods imported to the colonies |
| Writs of Assistance | granted permission to Customs Officers to search homes and property without a warrant |
| Boston Massacre | five deaths resulting from British soldiers firing into a protesting crowd |
| Tea Act | allowed colonists to purchase un-taxed tea from the British East India Tea Company |
| Boston Tea Party | protest by colonists who dumped nearly 350 barrels of tea into the harbor |
| Intolerable Acts | punished the city of Boston by closing its ports, taking away their right to govern themselves, and sending British troops |
| 1st Continental Congress | meeting to attempt peace with Britain and create a Declaration of Rights |
| Lexington | the first shots begin the Revolution here |
| 2nd Continental Congress | meeting to act as one government, create a continental army, and write a Declaration of Independence |
| Hessians | German soldiers hired by King George to fight against colonists |
| Redcoats | colonial nickname for British soldiers |
| Minutemen | colonial militia ready to fight at a moment's notice |
| George Washington | chosen to lead the Continental Army |
