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11/14/2008

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quartering act
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law passed in 1765 required colonists to quarter (house) British soldiers in their homes and provide food & supplies to them
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Sugar act
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law passed in 1764 taxed sugar, molasses, & other products; also had harsh punishments for smugglers.
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Stamp act
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law passed in 1765 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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boycott
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to refuse to buy.
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Townshend act
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laws passed in 1767 that suspended the New York assembly; placed a tax on glass, paint, lead, & tea; & gave British officers writs of assistance (search warrants) to search for smuggled goods.
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committees of correspondence
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groups of concerned colonists who exchanged letters about colonial affairs
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Intolerable act
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law passed in 1774 called the Coercive Acts in Britain, designed to punish Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party: Boston’s port closed, committees of correspondence banned, & martial law declared making Gen. Thomas Gage governor of Massachusetts.
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first continental congress
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meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in Sept. 1774 in Philadelphia in response to the Intolerable Acts; proposed a ban on all British trade & that each colony should train American troops.
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second continental congress
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meeting of colonial delegates in May 1775 in Philadelphia in response to Lexington & Concord; the Continental Army was formed and Washington made commanding general
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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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