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The engraver of the Boston Massacre
Paul Revere
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Captain of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre
Thomas Preston
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The person who said "No taxation without representation"
James Otis
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Agreement signed pledging to not buy British goods
Non-Importation Agreement
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9/13 Colonies get together and decide
Stamp Act Congress, boycott Britain
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Captain of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre
Thomas Preston
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Was the Stamp Act in effect for more than a year
No, barely lasted a year before repealed
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The key witness in the Boston Massacre trial
Richard Palmes, said colonists had snow/ice in their hands
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British Court in Nova Scotia, caught smugglers guilty until proven innocent
Vice-Admiralty Courts
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Act that lowered taxes on sugar & molasses
Sugar Act
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The Four Acts intended to punish Mass and show British authority
Intolerable Acts
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Refusal to buy a certain product or use a service
Boycotting
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The person responsible for creating the committees of correspondence
Thomas Jefferson
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Governor of Mass during Pre-Revolution
Thomas Hutchinson
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No settlers can move West of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
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March 5, 1770
Boston Massacre occurred, 5 colonists killed
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Leader of the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
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The secret society that protested British rule, partook in boycotts, etc
Sons of Liberty
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British King who created policies that angered the colonists
King George III
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Also known as the Intolerable Acts
Coercive Acts
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Tax on glass, paper, tea…
Townshend Acts
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Aided tax collectors in arresting smugglers (unrestricted search warrants)
Writs of Assistance
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Law that allowed British East India Co the right to sell tea in America w/o normal taxes
Tea Act
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Colonies pay for their own defense and are forced to house British Soldiers
Quartering Act
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First direct tax put on colonists
Stamp Act/tax
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Lawyer/person who defended British soldiers in the Boston Massacre trial
John Adams
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Tax on papers needing stamps
Stamp Act
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Sons of Liberty dumped tea in the Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party, December 16, 1773
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British ship sent to patrol waters
HMS Gaspee, 80+ colonists burnt it to the ground
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Bostons port was closed until tea was fully paid off, along with its duties
Boston Port Act
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Providing food and shelter to British soldiers
Quartering Act
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No British royal officer committing a crime could be tried in England
Admin Of Justice Act (Murder Act)
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Members of the Mass govt were appointed by the King / Royal Governor and not voted in
Mass Govt Act