| A | B |
|---|
| salutary neglect | Britain's policy, which proved helpful, of neglecting its North American colonies and not collecting taxes from them |
| assembly | citizens gathered for a purpose, such as making laws and setting taxes |
| veto | to reject a law passed by a lawmaking body, preventing it from going into effect |
| import | a product brought into a country for sale or use |
| politics | the study of governments; the activities of governments |
| repeal | to officially cancel or to do away with a law or tax |
| boycott | to refuse to buy, sell, or use an item in order to force a change |
| propaganda | the spread of ideas, often in a biased or one sided form, to win support for a particular cause |
| income tax | it is based on the money a person earns |
| Crispus Attucks | a runaway slave who worked on the docks in Boston |
| The Stamp Act | an extra charge on newspapers and other items written on paper that had to have a government stamp on them |
| Townshend Duties | Parliament placed a tax on paper, lead, painters' colors, and tea |
| The Boston Massacre | 100 Bostonians moved toward some soldiers guarding the customs house, the soldiers open fired |
| The Sugar Act | Parliament place taxes on molasses |
