British Parliament is

a group of people who make laws

Daniel Malloy is our governor. What is a governor?

a person who controls a country or state

Great Britain wanted to import goods to the colonies. Import means...

to bring goods into one country from another

to use words to try to make someone angry

Parliament would harass the colonists. The words harass means

to bother or annoy again and again

unlawful killing of a person without intending to do so

The colonists wanted to smuggle tea. Smuggle means

to bring something into or out of a country illegally

President Obama often signs petitions. What is a petition?

a letter asking leaders for a change

to refuse to take part in something or make a protest

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1
Confiscate means
to deposit money into the bank
money a person owes
to take something by authority
to borrow something nicely
2
British Parliament is
to take something by authority
the unlawful killing of another
King George III
a group of people who make laws
3
Daniel Malloy is our governor. What is a governor?
a member of congress
a person who controls a country or state
a president
a member of the House of Representative
4
Great Britain wanted to import goods to the colonies. Import means...
to take something by authority
money a person owes
to export goods from one country to another
to bring goods into one country from another
5
The word taunt means
elated by nature
to use words to try to make someone angry
to use words to make someone happy
jubilant in nature
6
Parliament would harass the colonists. The words harass means
to use words to make someone angry
money a person owes
to take something by authority
to bother or annoy again and again
7
Manslaughter is
passing a law for men only
unlawful killing of a person without intending to do so
passing a law for women only
lawful killing of someone
8
Parliament wanted to payoff war debt. Debts means
depositing money in the bank
money spent on goods
money that a person borrows
money that a person owes
9
The colonists wanted to smuggle tea. Smuggle means
to export goods
to bring something into or out of a country illegally
to import goods
to bring something into or out of a country legally
10
President Obama often signs petitions. What is a petition?
a new law pass
to repeal a tax
to bother someone
a letter asking leaders for a change
11
Boycott means
to cancel something
to refuse to take part in something or make a protest
to use words to try to make someone angry
to bother or annoy someone
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Colonists wanted to repeal the Townshend Act. What does repeal mean?
to make a new law
to boycott a law
to cancel something like a law
to export goods to another country

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