Colonial America/American Revolution Vocab

A colonist who remained loyal to Britain

Impossible to take away or give up

Dutch colony in North America, 1624-1664 that included parts of present day NY, NJ, & Delaware

A colonist who opposed British rule

Restrictions imposed upon the colonists as a result of the Boston Tea Party

The British Government

A 3 cent tax on foreign sugar and higher import taxes on non British cloth/coffee/indigo/wine

1767 taxes on glass, lead, paper, and tea

A law that forced the Boston colonists to house British Soldiers

A connection or relation with another country, person, or group

A volunteer group of soldiers who fight in time of emergency in colonial times

Dutch settlement started in 1625 on Manhattan Island which became New York City

A distant territory belonging to or under the control of a nation

Groups of colonists who organized themselves to protest against the British government

To refuse to do business with a person, group, country, or to buy a product

An act passed in 1765 that placed a tax on newspapers and pamphlets, legal documents, and cards