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| The British monarch during the American Revolution[image] |
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| a law passed by Parliament in 1765 that required the colonies to house and supply British soldiers |
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| income a government collects to pay for its expenses |
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| a law passed by Parliament in 1764 that placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies; it also called for harsh punishment of smugglers.[image] |
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| a 1765 law passed by Parliament that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been paid |
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| A law that (1) suspended New York's assembly, (2) placed import taxes on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea, and established the writs of assitance as a way to enforce the law. |
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| a clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770, in which five colonists, including Crispus Attucks, were killed.[image] |
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| the dumping of 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the Tea Act.[image] |
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| Colonial lawyer that defended the British soldiers of the Boston Massacre |
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| Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty |
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| a series of laws enacted by Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. |
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