13 terms

Terms	Definitions
Parliament	the lawmaking branch of British government
Procolamtion of 1763	An order that prohibited American Colonists from settling west of Appalachian Mts
Grievance	formal complaint
Boycott	a refusal to buy or sell certain products or services
Writs of Assistance	It was part of the Townshend Acts. It said that the customs officers could inspect a ship's cargo without giving a reason. Colonists protested that the Writs violated their rights as British citizens.
Revenue	income a government collects to cover expenses
Repeal	To cancel
Committees of Correspondence	Colonies organized these to keep each other informed
smuggle	to import or export secretly or illegally
non-importation agreement	the sons and daughters of liberty visited merchants and urged them to stop purchasing British goods
petition	formal request to someone in authority, usually written and signed by a group of people
Tar and Feather	a violent method used by the Sons of Liberty to stop tax collection
Sons of Liberty	Secret societies formed to protest new taxes passed by Parliament. Led the Boston Tea Party and threatened tax collectors.

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