Vocab
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
The study of the processes that shape Earth’s rocks and landforms
Geology
Money that is received
Revenue
Large guns that can fire over a large distance
Artillery
An American colonist who supported the right of the American colonies to govern themselves
Patriot
The British laws passed to punish the people of Boston after the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Human-made land modifications
Earthwork
A right that cannot be taken away
Unalienable right
A tax on imports
Duty
An American colonist who supported Britain during the American Revolution
Loyalist
The British law stating that only the East india Company was allowed to sell tea to the American colonists
Tea Act
The physical features of the land
Terrain
To cancel or nullify especially a law
Repeal
The american army formed in 1775 by the Second Continental Congress and led by General George Washington
Continental Army
German soldiers hired by the British to fight during the American Revolution
Hessian
A form of protest that involves refusing to purchase goods or services
Boycott
A smooth-sloped hill made of glacial sediments
Drumlin
Unjust rule by an absolute ruler
Tyranny
A group of leaders of the American colonies who met to address the problem of the British tyranny, declared independence in 1776, and led the United States through the American Revolution
Second Continental Congress
A legal document giving authorities the right to enter and search a home or business
One of several British laws that required American colonists to provide housing and food for British soldiers stationed in North America
Quartering Act
An American colonial militia member who was ready to join in combat at a moments notice
British law that lowered the duty on molasses to cut out smuggling, so that the British would get the revenue
Sugar Act
The 1774 meeting of representatives from all American colonies to decide on a response to the Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress
In the Revolutionary era, a group of colonists whose duty it was to spread news about the protests against the British
Committee of Correspondence