| A | B |
|---|
| population | people living in a place |
| repeal | withdraw or cancel |
| boycott | refuse to buy something |
| militia | volunteers who fought in emergencies |
| proclamation | official announcment |
| treason | betrayal of one's country |
| petition | written request signed by people |
| minutemen | citizens ready to fight in a moment's notice |
| Stamp Act | Law that put taxes on documents purchased in colonies |
| Committee of Correspondence | Group organized to inform colonists about events |
| Ohio River Valley | Land claimed by France and Britain |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Land west of Appalachians set aside for Indians |
| Virginia | first colony go take action against Stamp Act |
| Patrick Henry | "Give me liberty or give me death" |
| Townshend Acts of 1767 | Taxed goods brought into colonies |
