Chapter 6 Section 2Colonial Resistance Grows
Townshend ActsPlan passed by Parliament in 1767 to help raise revenue in the colonies
Writ of assistanceSearch Warrant(James Otis spoke out against this)
Samuel AdamsFounder of the Sons of Liberty
Crispus AttucksAfrican American killed by British soldiers in the Boston Massacre
Boston MassacreConflict between colonists and British Soldiers in which five colonists were killed.
John AdamsA cousin of Samuel Adams and a lawyer who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
Committee of CorrespondenceA group that exchanged letters on colonial affairs with similar groups
Boston Tea PartyProtest against the Tea Act in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.