Vocabulary
the government or a controlling power
authority
a tax on all printed paper
The Stamp Act
the protest against the Tea Act
The Boston Tea Party
name given to colonial civilian soldiers who were ready to fight against the British at a moments notice
militia or Minutemen
act that forced the colonists to house British soldiers
The Quartering Act
organized refusal to buy goods by a group of people
boycott
two strategies used by colonists to revolt against taxes
boycott, protest
a street fight between a "patriot" mob and a squad of British soldiers
The Boston Massacre?
fought in the French and Indian War, would later become the general of the Continental Army of the American Revolution.
George Washington
the first battles of the Revolutionary War
Lexington and Concord
small army made up of everyday citizens
militia
a phrase that became a rallying cry for colonists
No taxation without representation!
a series of laws meant to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
This man rode his horse all over Boston to warn colonists "The regulars are coming out!" or "The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
He defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre.
John Adams
to take back, or cancel, a law
repeal
the reason for the Stamp Act
to pay off British debt from the French and Indian War
treaty that officially ended the French and Indian War
The Treaty of Paris (1763)
the company that was responsible for lowering the price of tea and the Tea Act
the British East India Company
He said "I am not a Virginian but an American!"
Patrick Henry
unjust use of government power by one person or a small group of people
tyranny
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
He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
Samuel Adams
They were responsible for the success of the boycott against the Townshend Acts.
the colonial women