Vocabulary
organized refusal to buy goods by a group of people
boycott
a tax on all printed paper
The Stamp Act
the protest against the Tea Act
The Boston Tea Party
Another name for this is Great Charter
Magna Carta
This document explained why the colonies wanted to separate from Great Britain.
The Declaration of Independence
to take back, or cancel, a law
repeal
a phrase that became a rallying cry for colonists
No taxation without representation!
a street fight between a "patriot" mob and a squad of British soldiers
The Boston Massacre
This was like an updated version of Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
laws passed by the British Parliament in 1765 and 1774 that required colonies to provide housing and food for British soldiers. The 1774 act was one of the Intolerable Acts.
The Quartering Act
agreement or approval
assent
two strategies used by colonists to revolt against taxes
boycott, protests
The Stamp Act was passed because of this.
the French & Indian War or 7 Years War or war between Britain and France
He was the king forced to sign Magna Carta.
King John
He defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre.
John Adams
a cause of hardship that serves as a rightful reason to resist or complain; a complaint
grievance
four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the American colonies; also called the Coercive Acts
Intolerable Acts
This group organized protests, one of which was the Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty
This document includes many of the same ideas found in Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights.
The U.S. Constitution
loosely enforcing laws and trade regulations; allowing self-government
benign neglect
rights that all people have as human beings that cannot be taken away
unalienable rights
a series of taxes placed on everyday items
The Townshend Acts
meeting of colonial delegates in response to the Intolerable Acts
The First Continental Congress
The ideas about _______ and ________ that started in ________ helped shape the U.S. government.
rights, freedoms, England (Great Britain)
They were responsible for the success of the boycott against the Townshend Acts.
the colonial women