vocab
A tax on imports
Duty
an American colonist who supported the right of the American colonies to govern themselves
German soldiers hired by the British to fight during the American Revolution
Hessian
the 1773 incident in which the Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and dumped their cargo in protest of British taxes on the colonists
Boston Tea Party
income;money that is received
Revenue
an American colonist who supported Britain during the American Revolution
Loyalist
a smooth-sloped hill made of glacial sediments
Drumlin
the study of the processes that shape Earth’s rocks and landforms
Geology
the 1779 incident in which British soldiers fired on locals who had been taunting them
Boston Massacre
to cancel or nullify,especially a law
Repeal
Large guns that can fire over a long distance
Artillery
Human-made land modifications
Earthwork
the document declaring U.S independence from Great Britain
Declaration on Independence
a set of British laws that placed duties on tea, glass, paper lead, and paint; required colonists to purchase from Birtitan
Townshend Act
a form of protest that involves refusing to purchase goods or services
Boycott
The American army formed in 1775 by the second continental congress and led by General George Washington
Continental Army
the physical features of the land
Terrain
an American colonial militia member who was ready to join in combat at a moments notice
Minutemen
in the Revolutionary era, a group of colonists whose duty it was to spread news about protests against the British
Committee of Correspondence
the British law that regulated paper money in the American colonies
Currency Act
Meeting of representatives from all american colonies to decide on a response to the intolerable acts
First continental congress
a right that cannot be taken away
Unalienable Right
a legal document giving authorities the right to enter and search a home or business
Write of Assistance
unjust rule by an absolute ruler
tyranny
a law requiring colonists to stay east of a line drawn on a map along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763