Chapter 6 Vocab Crossword

A law that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp
A refusal to buy certain goods
A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies
Those who sided with the rebels
Those who supported the British
moral uprightness
Not limited by law
A cannon or large gun
A document in which the colonies declared independence from Britain: Declaration of ______________
A colonial force authorized by the Second Continental Congress with George Washington as its commanding general
An officer who played a key role in the victory at Fort Ticonderoga
Relationship by a common ancestor; close connection
accept without protest
A law that placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies
A force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community
A series of laws to punish the Massachusetts colony and to serve as a warning to other colonies
Unjust seizures of power
Unable to be taken away
fair, impartial
Rule by a tyrant with absolute power
Given up
dishonesty, disloyalty
generosity, forgiveness
A cost-saving measure that required the colonies to quarter, or house, British soldiers and provide them with supplies
Professional soldiers hired to serve in a foreign army: Foreign ____________