Colonies
Boycott
refusal to buy certain goods to protest something
Parliament
The law making branch of England's government.
Tyranny
A kind of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator, without restriction by laws or opposition.
Intolerable
insufferable - impossible to accept
Taxation
government collectio of money from its people to fund government programs
stamp
an official mark that signifies the payment of a duty or tax
liberty
freedom
Natural Rights
Beliefs that people are born with rights (life, liberty, and property/pursuit of happiness)
Monarchy
A government with a king or a queen with power.
Massacre
a slaughter of people
representation
the belief that people should have a voice in their government by electing officials to represent them
acts
laws passed by the legislative branch of a government
retaliation
an act of revenge - to get even
militia
a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency
minutemen
members of the colonial militia that promised to be ready to fight with a minutes' notice
colony
a country or land area that is ruled by another country in a different land
coercive
to compel by force - to make someone do something against their will
quatering
required to provide housing and food to a member of the military
repeal
overturned by the lawmaking body of a government
Revolution
a violent overthrow of a government