revenue
Incoming money from taxes and other sources.
effigy
A mocking figure representing an unpopular individual.
writ of assistance
Court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods.
boycott
To refuse to buy items in order to protest certain actions or to force acceptance of one's terms.
resolution
An official expression of opinion by a group.
repeal
To cancel an act or law.
rebellion
Open defiance of authority.
propaganda
Ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause or influence opinion.
committee of correspondence
An organization that spread political ideas and information through Britain's American colonies.
James Otis
A Boston lawyer who stated that the colonies could not be taxed without their consent and should be represented.
Patrick Henry
He argued against taxes in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Samuel Adams
Started the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
George Grenville
The British Prime Minister who hoped to stop the smuggling of goods to the colonies and had the Sugar Act passed to accomplish this.
Paul Revere
A silversmith who made the famous engraving of the Boston Massacre as a piece of propaganda.
Stamp Act Congress
Meeting of colonial leaders in New York who sent a statement to the king and Parliament declaring that only the colonial assemblies could tax the colonists.
Sugar Act
This lowered the tax on molasses.
Stamp Act
Taxed all printed materials.
Daughters of Liberty
Women's protest groups that were formed during this time period.
Townshend Acts
Placed a tax on imported goods like glass, tea, and paper.
Tea Act
This was passed to help save the British East India Company and protect the British economy.
Quebec Act
Created a government for Canada and extended its territory south to the Ohio River.