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| A law passed in 1765 that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp to prove that the tax had been paid; included: diplomas, contracts, wills, & newspapers. |
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| A law passed in 1765 which required colonists to quarter (house) British troops in their houses and to provide food and supplies for them. |
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| A law passed in 1764 which lowered the tax on molasses from 6d to 3d per gallon and provided harsh punishments for smugglers |
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| laws passed in 1767 which suspended the New York Assembly; placed a tax on glass, paint, lead, & tea; and gave British officers writs of assistance (search warrants) to search for smuggled goods. |
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| 6. committees of correspondence |
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| groups of concerned colonists who exchanged letters about colonial affairs |
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| law passed in 1774 called the Coercive Acts in Britain, designed to punish Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party: closed Boston's port, committees of correspondence were banned & Thomas Gage was made governor. |
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| 8. First Continental Congress |
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| meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in September 1774 in Philadelphia in response to the Intolerable Acts; proposed a ban on all British trade and each colony should train American troops. |
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| 9. Declaration of Independence |
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| document written by Thomas Jefferson, signed on 4 July 1776, that declared the political independence of the American Colonies from Britain, giving many reasons for independence, claiming Locke’s idea of “unalienable rights:” life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness. |
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| 10. Second Continental Congress |
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| meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia in May 1775 in response to Lexington and Concord; the Continental Army was formed and Washington was made commanding general. |
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