| A | B |
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| Towshend Acts | laws that made colonists pay taxes on everyday items imported from Britain |
| Intolerable Acts | the reaction of the British Parliament to the Boston Tea Party |
| Sons of Liberty | groups of colonists who organized protests against the British government |
| town meeting | a group of people who gather to solve local problems |
| treason | the betrayal of one's country by giving help to an enemy |
| Stamp Act | one of the first British laws placing taxes on the colonies |
| minutemen | trained soldiers ready to defend the colonies at a minute's notice |
| assembly | a law-making body |
| delegate | a member of an assembly |
| petition | a written request signed by many people |
