a legislative body comprise of two legislative houses
What is Bicameral System
100
partnership involving two or more leagal persons
What is Joint Stock
100
Part of the government in England composed of men
What is Parliament
100
Tax on molasses imported from the West Indies
What is The Sugar Act
100
In 1774 Parliament passsed four laws known as
What is The Coercive Acts
200
A person that makes maps
What is a cartographer
200
Nickname given to British soldiers because of the red coats of thier uniform
What is Lobsterbacks
200
The introductory part of the Declaration of Independance, stating its purpose, aims and justification
What is Preamble
200
Provide for the basic needs of soldiers stationed within its borders
What is The Quartering Act
200
Delegates from 12 colonies met in ______ to discuss their response to teh Intolerable Acts
What is Philadelphia
300
Period of American history that refers to Puritians and other English settlers moving to Massachusetts from England
What is Great Migration
300
The belief that trade brings wealth and because of that, governments should encourage trade
What is Mercantilism
300
A colony in which the king gave to one or more people who could voern there
What is Proprietary Colony
300
Colonist were required to pay a tax on legal documents, newspapers, bonds and pamphlets
What is The Stamp Act
300
___ was the president over the First Continental Congress
Who is Peyton Randolph
400
The use of hit and run tactics used by small, irregular groups of people in war
What is Guerrilla Warfare
400
A military force that is raised from the local people to act as a regular army in an emergency
What is Militia
400
smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment
What is Tarred and Feathered
400
This restricted British settlers from settling in lands west of the Applacian Mountains
What is Proclamation of 1763
400
____ opposed any action that would initiate a break with Britian
Who are The Conservatives
500
things that all humans are entitled to, no matter race, age or gender
What is Inalienable Rights
500
A member of the militia during the Revolutionary War who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute's notice
What is Minutemen
500
British customs collectors were given search warrants in an effort to enforce the law and catch suspected smugglers who were rumored to be trading with the enemy
What is Writs of Assistance
500
This assembly that jointly petitioned Parliament to repeal, or do away with the Sugar Act and Stamp Act
What is The Stamp Act Congress
500
The puopose of the Coercive Acts was
What is make Massachusetts and example to other colonies that challenged British authority