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| 6980114619 | admiralty courts | In British law, special administrative courts designed to handle maritime cases without a jury. | 0 | |
| 6980114637 | mercantilism | Economic theory that all parts of an economy should be coordinated for the good of the whole state; hence that colonial economics should be subordinated for the benefit of an empire. | 1 | |
| 6980114638 | non-importation agreements | Pledges to boycott, or decline to purchase, certain goods form aboard. | 2 | |
| 6980145203 | patronage | A system in which benefits, including jobs., money, or protections are granted in exchange for political support. | 3 | |
| 6980149719 | internal taxation | Taxes on goods within the colonies and acted much like a sales tax. The Stamp Act of 1765 is an example. | 4 | |
| 7105201973 | external taxation | Taxes applied to imports into the colonies. The merchant importing the good paid the tax on it, much like the Sugar Act of 1764 | 5 | |
| 7105205469 | "virtual" representation | A theory that claimed that every member of Parliament represented all British subjects, even those Americans in Boston or Charleston who had never voted for a member of the London Parliament. | 6 | |
| 7105208042 | boycott | To abstain from using, buying, or dealing with. | 7 | |
| 7105210615 | The Boards of Trade | An English legislative body, based in London, that was instituted for the governing and economic control of the American colonies. It lacked many powers, but kept the colonies functioning under the mercantile system while its influence lasted. | 8 | |
| 7105213052 | Sons of Liberty | An organization established in 1765, these members (usually in the middle or upper class) resisted the Stamp Act of 1765. | 9 | |
| 7105216385 | royal veto | When legislation passed by the colonial assemblies conflicted with British regulations, it was declared void by the Privy Council. It was resented by the colonists even though it was only used 469 times out of 8563 laws. | 10 | |
| 7105232914 | Committees of Correspondence | A letter-writing network. Samuel Adams started the in Boston in 1772 to spread propaganda and secret information by way of letters. They were used to sustain opposition to British policy. They were extremely effective and critical in building and creating a revolutionary spirit among the Americans. | 11 | |
| 7105236843 | First Continental Congress | Was a convention and a consultative body that met for seven weeks, from September 5 to October 26, 1774, in Philadelphia. It was the Americans' response to the Intolerable Acts and considered ways of redressing colonial grievances. All the colonies except Georgia sent 55 distinguished men in all. | 12 | |
| 7105241070 | "The Association" | A document produced by the Continental Congress in 1775 that called for a complete boycott of British goods. This included non-importation (boycotts), non-exportation and non-consumption. It was the closest approach to a written constitution yet from the colonies. Those who violated it in America were tarred and feathered. | 13 | |
| 7105244083 | Boston Tea Party | A "revolt" on the Tea Act passed by Parliament where he Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, dressed up like Indians and raided English ships in Boston Harbor. They dumped thousands of pounds of tea into the harbor. | 14 | |
| 7105246706 | Loyalists (Tories) | Colonials loyal to the king during the American Revolution. | 15 | |
| 7105247371 | Continental | The name is associated to two congresses. The first is in 1774 and the second is in 1775. They both took place in Philadelphia. They brought the leaders of the thirteen colonies together. | 16 |
