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Declaration of Independence Vocab
100

Tax on sugar, molasses, wine, coffee, and other foreign goods imported into the American colonies

Sugar Act.

100
What Does Boycott mean?
not to buy a specific good for a certain reason.
100
What happened in 1773?
Boston Tea Party.
100
What does taxes mean?
Taxes mean to take money from people to pay for various objects and services.
100

Define: declare

to state or say

200
What taxed paper, playing cards, stamps, and most legal documents?
Stamp act.
200
What is a colony?
A settlement owned by a mother country.
200
What was the First Continental Congress?
When representatives from all states except Georgia met in Philadelphia to respond to the Intolerable Acts.
200
What does Represent mean? What does smuggle mean?
Represent means to talk for your area. Smuggle means to buy something from somewhere else when your not aloud to.
200

Define: usurpations

taking away property, power, or overthrowing without permission


300

What Taxed Glass, lead, paint, and more?

Townshend Acts.

300
What is a loyalist?
A person who is loyal to a ruler.
300
What happened in 1770?
The Boston Massacre.
300
What does Protest mean? What does Repeal mean?
To disagree about something with reason. To Take a something back.
300

Define: self-evident

obvious

400

What Act had Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Quartering Act, and Boston Port Act?


Hint: Passed after the Boston Tea Party

Coercive Acts or Intolerable Acts.

400
What is a patriot?
A patriot is someone whom feels or voices expressions of patriotism, support for their country.
400
What happened in 1763
The French and Indian War Ends.
400
Who is King George III?
The king of England during that time.
400

Define: unalienable

Cannot be taken away


500

What Act happened in 1773?

Tea Act.

500
What is Tyranny?
Cruel or oppressive government or rule
500
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
A group of patriots.
500
Who is General Thomas Gage? What is Parliament?
General Thomas Gage is leader of the British army in the colonies. Parliament is a type of government.
500

Define: endowed

given

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