Chapter 5 Vocab

Incoming money from taxes or other sources

Court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods

An official expression of opinion by a group

A mocking figure representing an unpopular individual

to refuse to buy items in order to protest certain actions or to force acceptance of one's terms

To cancel an act or law

An organization that spread political ideas and information through Britain's American colonies

Open defiance of authority

This order was issued by King George III. It prohibited colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains, on Native American land

This act was passed by Parliament in 1764. It lowered the tax on the molasses the colonists imported. It also allowed officers to seize goods from accused smugglers without going to court

This act was passed by Parliament in 1765. This law taxed almost all printed materials. Newspapers, wills, and playing cards needed a stamp to show that the tax had been paid

Parliament passed this act in 1766. This stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies "in all cases".

In 1767 Parliament passes these acts to tax imported goods, such as glass, tea, and paper. The tax had to be paid before they were brought inside the colonies.

A violent and tragic encounter between the Bostonians and soldiers. The angry townspeople started throwing sticks and stones at the soldiers. This caused the soldiers to fight back. They killed 5 colonists

Parliament passed this act to help save the British East India Company. This act gave the company nearly total control of the market for tea in the colonies. It also removed some, but not all of the taxes on tea