| A | B |
|---|
| parliament | the part of government in which members make laws for British people |
| self-government | colonists making their own laws |
| democracy | a government in which people take part |
| legislatures | small local parliaments |
| allies | friends in war |
| taxes | money paid to a government |
| authority | control |
| tariff | tax on goods brought into a country |
| loyalists | also known as "tories," those who remained loyal to Britain |
| representation | when someone acts or speaks for others |
| treason | working against one's own government |
| petitions | signed requests for action |
| liberty | freedom |
| boycott | a refusal to buy certain items |
| congress | a meeting of representatives who have the authority to make decisions |
| repealed | to undo a law or tax |
| massacre | the killing of people who cannot defend themselves |
| Committees of Correspondence | a type of committee set up in all of the colonies to quickly share information about taxes and other issues by writing letters |
| consequences | results |
| blockade | to use warships t prevent other ships from entering/leaving a harbor |
| quarter | British demand for colonists to pay for British soldier's housing |
| Continental Congress | a meeting of representatives of the British Colonies |
| rights | freedoms |
| Minutemen | fighters who could be ready in a minute to defend their land |
| patriots | the colonists who were against the British |
