autobiography – the story of an author’s own life

blacksmith – a person who works with iron

boycott – to refuse to buy something

carpenter – a person who builds things

colonial America – the time when Great Britain controlled the land (13 colonies) and the people living along the Atlantic Coast

colony - a group of people living in a land ruled by another country

exception – unlike the others in a group

grievance – something people are angry about; a complaint

independence – freedom

intolerable – difficult to live with

kidnap – to capture and take a person by force

merchant – a person who sells goods

middle class – the social class between the lower and upper classes; not poor, not rich

pamphlets – short books without covers

Patriot – a colonist who wanted independence from England; (patriot - a person who loves his/her country)

plantation – a large farm

protest – to speak or act against something that you disagree with

repeal – to cancel

representation – being a member of an organization

retired – no longer working

settler – a person who comes to live permanently in a new place

slave – a person who is owned by another person

smuggle – to secretly bring goods into a country to avoid paying taxes

taxation – paying extra money when purchasing goods