Paulson 8 Vocabulary August 12-16, 2019

An overthrow and replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.

Legal document that enabled officers to search colonial homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled.

An incident in which British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists who were teasing and taunting them; five colonists were killed.

Colonial response to the Tea Act; 30-130 colonists - dressed as indians - boarded British ships and dumped the tea into Boston Harbor.

Series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston residents for the Tea Party.

An organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies.

A radical political organization for colonial independence which formed in 1765 after the passage of the Stamp Act. The Sons leaders included Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.

British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American Revolution.

A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies.

American Revolutionary leader and patriot, Founder of the Sons of Liberty; signed the Declaration of Independence

A tax that the British Parliament passed in 1767 that was placed on leads, glass, paint and tea.

Incoming money.

A body of representatives that makes laws for a nation

Opposition between individuals or groups; stress.

Person who illegally trades in goods that are restricted or prohibited.