Chapter 5 Test Review Toward Independence

The Boston Tea Party ~colonists dressed as Indians as they threw tea into the Boston Harbor as a protest to the Tea Act

Patriot A colonist who believed that colonies had the right to govern themselves

Loyalist A colonist who is loyal to the British government

friends/nations that support each other allies friends/nations that support each other

A small army made up of ordinary citizens militia A small army made up of ordinary citizens

A tax on all paper including newspapers, will, and licenses The Stamp Act A tax on all paper including newspapers, will, and licenses

Quartering Act The law that ordered the colonists to provide housing, bedding, candles and other supplies such as cooking utensils, salt, and vinegar for the British soldiers

tyranny the unjust use of government

repeal to take back or to cancel a law

To refuse to buy one or more goods boycott To refuse to buy one or more goods