3.2 VOCAB

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  1. 3. Act Part of the Navigation Acts, Parliament taxed sugar, coffee, wine, and textiles; negatively affected where and how the colonists traded goods, harming their economies.
  2. 5. of Rights and Grievances A statement issued by colonial representatives after the Stamp Act was passed; specifically said that the colonists were not being represented (no taxation without representation); colonists said they were loyal subjects of Great Britain and thus had the same rights as people living there.
  3. 7. Acts Banned town meetings and closed the port of Boston.
  4. 10. Act An act that Parliament passed requiring any paper used in the colonies to come directly from England and to carry a seal from the British government; meant that the colonists could not make their own paper or buy paper from other countries.
  5. 12. Act After the Stamp Act was repealed, Parliament passed this act, which allowed Parliament to impose any amount of taxes on the colonies at any time; stated that the colonists were subordinate to King George III and Parliament in every way.
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  1. 1. of Independence Document written by the colonists stating that the United States was a new nation, independent of Great Britain; was a response to British taxation and other policies the colonists opposed; was ratified by the United States Congress on July 4, 1776; Great Britain officially recognized American independence after they lost the American Revolution in 1783.
  2. 2. Acts Acts passed by Parliament in an attempt to raise money for England and to assert that the British had full control of the colonies; imposed taxes on imported goods, like glass, paper, paint, and tea; created a board of Customs Commissioners in Boston that regulated colonial smuggling.
  3. 4. Act An act that stated if the barracks become full, then British troops could be housed in commercial buildings, like hotels and inns; if more room was needed, soldiers could take residency in empty homes or buildings (those who housed them got no pay and were expected to feed the soldiers).
  4. 6. Tea Party As a result of colonists' anger with Parliament passing the Tea Act, many colonists refused to drink British tea and would get inexpensive tea from other countries; the British kept unloading their tea in Boston, which angered the colonists; the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and dumped over 300 crates of tea overboard into the Boston Harbor in protest.
  5. 8. Massacre As British soldiers stood guard at the Custom House in Boston, a group of colonists (angry at the soldiers and taxes they had to pay) started shouting and throwing rocks at the soldiers; they hit a soldier, and shots were fired; resulted in five colonists dying; was exaggerated by Samuel Adams, who named it the Boston Massacre; fueled anti-British feelings.
  6. 9. Continental Congress Held in Philadelphia in 1774, this was a meeting of political leaders as a response to the Intolerable Acts; they adopted a declaration of individual rights; they agreed to boycott British imports and stop exporting goods to Britain.
  7. 11. Act After the Townshend Acts were repealed, Britain taxed tea for the colonists; resulted in many colonists smuggling tea in from other countries.