Ch. 4 Sec. 1 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 French and Indian War | a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by indian tribes) |
| Navigation Acts | Laws passed by the British to control colonial trade |
| Stamp Act | the tax on legal documents |
| Townshend Acts | A tax that the British Parliament placed on leads, glass, paint and tea |
| Sons of Liberty | Groups of Patriots who worked to oppose British rule before the American Revolution |
| Daughters of Liberty | women joined and protested British policies |
| Samuel Adams | Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty |
| John Adams | Lawyer who defended British soldiers in the Boston Massacre trial. He believed in "innocent until proven guilty." |
| Boston Massacre | a 1770 conflict in which five colonists were killed by British troops |
| Triangular Trade | colonial trade route between New England, the West Indies, and Africa |
| Boycott | refusal to buy or sell certain products or services |
| Repeal | To cancel |
| Nonimportation Agreements | agreements to boycott British goods and instead make their own |
| Committee of Correspondence | group of colonists who wrote letters and pamphlets reporting on British actions |
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