| A | B |
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| Pontiac | Native American who attacked white settlements in the Ohio Valley |
| Parliament | The law-making body of the government of Great Britain |
| Proclamation of 1763 | This law stated that colonists were not allowed to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| George Grenville | British leader who believed that the American colonists should help pay for British war debt |
| Sugar Act | Placed a tax on molasses |
| Stamp Act | Placed a tax on legal documents |
| Taxation without representation | Colonists were not allowed representatives in Parliament |
| Boycott | To refuse to buy or use as a way of protesting |
| Repeal | To cancel a law |
| Townshend Acts | These laws placed taxes on lead, paint, paper, glass and TEA |
| Writs of Assistance | These documents allowed customs agents to search for smuggled goods |
| Sons of Liberty | Organization that protested against British policies |
| Samuel Adams | Patriot leader who organized the Sons of Liberty |
| Committees of Correspondence | These groups wrote letters reporting on events in Massachusetts |
| Quartering Act | This law forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers |
| King George III | English monarch in 1775 |
| Boston Massacre | Massachusetts riot that ended in the deaths of 5 colonists |
| John Adams | Patriot leader who agreed to defend the soldiers who fired during the Boston Massacre |
| Tea Act of 1773 | This law made taxed tea cheaper by cutting out the tea merchants |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonial protest that was inspired by the Tea Act of 1773 |
| Intolerable Acts | These laws closed down the port of Boston |
| Philadelphia | Site of the First Continental Congress |
| Militia | A citizen's army |
| Lexington and Concord | The Revolutionary War began here |
| Paul Revere | He rode out to warn Concord citizens that the British soldiers were advancing |
