Road To Independance Chapter 5

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Boston Massacre

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The killing of 5 colonists in Boston by British soldiers in 1770

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Boston Tea Party

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reaction of colonist in Boston against tea taxes imposed by the British. The colonists dressed as indians, boarded the British ships and dumped the tea into the harbor

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Boycott

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a refusal to buy goods in order to show dissaproval of force acceptance of ones terms

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committee of correspondence

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an organization that spread ideas throughtout the colonies

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effigy

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a rag figure representing an unpopular individual

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First Continental Congress

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meeting of representatives of all the colonials accept Georgia in Philadelphia, in responce to the Intolerable Acts, imposed on the colonists by Great Britian

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Intolerable Acts

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a series of harsh laws imposed by Britian (1774) on the colonies in responce to the Boston Tea Party (also known as the Coercive Acts).

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Loyalists

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colonists who remainded loyal to Britian and opposed the war for independence

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Militia

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a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies

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Minutemen

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companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice

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nonimportation

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the act of not importing or using certain goods.

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Patriot

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American colonists who determined to fight the British until American independence was won.

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Petition

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A Formal request

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Preamble

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The introduction to a formal document

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Propoganda

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Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion

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Repeal

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To cancel an act or law

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Resolution

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A formal expression of opinion

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Revenue

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Incoming money

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Salutary Neglect

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Colonists beleif that the British government's lack of interest in the colonies resulted in their ability to develop political and economic system with little interference from England

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Stamp Act of 1765

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British law imposing a tax, in the form of stamps, on all illegal and printed documents used in the English colonies. The act was later repealed by the Britich Parliament.

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Townshend Acts of 1767

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Acts passed by the British Parliament to the colonies on glass, paper, lead, paint, and tea.

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Writs of Assistance

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Legal documents that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled.