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11th Grade
09/28/2008

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MERCANTILISM
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THE BASIC ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL THEORY BY WHICH SEVENTEENTH- AND EIGHTEENTH0 CENTURY EUROPEAN POWERS GOVERNED THEIR OVERSEAS COLONIES.
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NAVIGATION LAW
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THE SET OF PARLIMENTARY LAW, FIRST PASSED IN 1650, THAT RESTRICTED COLONIAL TRADE AND DIRECTED IT TO THE BENEFIT OF BRITAN.
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PARLIMENT
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HATED BRITISH COURTS IN WHCIH JURIES WERE NOT ALLOWED AND DEFENDANTS WERE ASSUMED GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT.
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STAMP ACT CONGRESS
Definition
THE EFFECTIVE FORM OF ORGANIXED COLONIAL RESISTANCE AGAINST THE STAMP ACT WHICH MADE HOMESPUN CLOTHING FASHIONABLE.
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TEA
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THE PRODUCT TAXED UNDER THE TOWNSHEND ACTS THE GENERATED THE GREATEST COLONIAL RESISTANCE.
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COMMITEE OF CORRESPONDENCE
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UNDERGROUND NETWORKS OF COMMUNICATION AND PROPAGANDA, ESTABLISHED BY SAMUEL ADAMS, THAT SUSTAINED COLONIAL RESISTANCE.
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HESSIANS
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GERMAN MERCENARIES HIRED BY GEORGE III T0 FIGHT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARIES
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SONS & DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY
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BRITISH POLITICAL PARTY OPPOSED TO LORD NORTH'S TORIES AND GENERALLY MORE SYPATHETIC THE THE COLONIAL CAUSE.
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MINUTE MEN
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RAPIDLY MOBILIZED COLONIAL MILITIAMEN WHOSE REFUSUAL TO DISPERSE SPARKED THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION.
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JOHN HANCOCK
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ZEALOUS DEFENDER OF THE COMMON PEOPLE'S RIGHTS AND ORGANIZER OF UNDERGROUND PROPAGANDA COMMITTEES.
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GEORGE GRENVILLE
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MINISTER WHOSE CLEVER ATTEMPT TO IMPOSE IMPORT TACES NEARLY SUCCEEDED, BUT EVENTUALLY BREWED TROUBLE FOR BRITAN.
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"CHAMPAGNE CHARLEY" TOWNSHEND
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BRITISH MINISTER WHO RAISED A STORM OF PROTEST BY PASSING THE STAMP ACT.
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CRISPUS ATTUCKS
Definition
ALLEGED LEADER OF RADICAL PROTESTERS KILLED IN THE BOSTON MASSACRE.
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SAMUEL ADAMS
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WEALTHY PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AND "KING OF THE SMUGGLERS"
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INTOLERABLE ACTS
Definition
HARSH MEASURES OF RETALIATION FOR A TEA PARTY, INCLUDING THE BOSTON PORT ACT CLOSING THAT CITY'S HARBER.
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THOMAS HITCHINSON
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BRITISH GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS WHOSE STUBBORN POLICIES HELPED PROVOKE THE BOSTON TEA PARTY.
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FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
Definition
BODY LED BY JOHN ADAMS THAT ISSUED A DECLARATION OF RIGHTS AND ORGANIZED THE ASSOCIATION TO BOYCOTT ALL BRITISH GOODS.
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QUARTERING ACTS
Definition
LEGISLATION PASSED IN 1765 BUT REPEALED THE NEXT YEAR, AFTER COLONIAL RESISTANCE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENFORCE.
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