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25 Cards in this Set
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Tyranny
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cruel or unjust rule |
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Writs of Assistance
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Allowed British officers to search for smuggling goods without going before a judge to obtain a warrant |
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Mercantilism |
Making the Mother country rich by controlling the trade of the colonies |
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tariff
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a tax on imported goods |
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revenue
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government income |
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Solitary Neglect
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leaving alone in a helpful way
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repeal |
to cancel |
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boycott
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to protest by refusing to buy certain goods |
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Sons of Liberty
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a group of colonists who formed a secret society to protest British policies
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Sugar Act
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British tax on imported sugar and molasses |
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imports
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goods brought in to a country from somewhere else |
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tax |
money paid to the government |
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Quartering Act |
law requiring the colonists to house and feed British soldiers |
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Stamp Act |
a law passed by parliament that puts a direct tax on printed materials in the colonies |
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Proclamation of 1763 |
a law prohibiting American colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
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Boston Massacre
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a clash between british soldiers and boston colonists (5 colonists were killed)
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Declaratory Act
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reinforced the idea that parliament could make any law it wished for the colonies |
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English Bill of Rights |
passed by parliament in 1689, listed the rights of englishmen |
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Townsend Act |
indirect tax on paper, glass, paint, lead and tea
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Colonial Assemblies |
elected lawmaking body in each colony |
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representation |
the people are elected to make laws |
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Stamp Act Congress |
a meeting house held in New York City to protest the Stamp Act. Delegates from 9 colonies attended |
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petition |
a document signed by a number of people asking for a change in laws |
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investment |
to buy something cheaply with the idea of selling it later to make money |
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parliament |
the lawmaking boy of England |
