Townsend act –

Townsend - An act passed in 1767

Writs of assistances –special type of search warrant, issued under the authority of any one of four federal statutes.

Quatering Act – This act allowed British Red Coast to live in the colonist homes.

Committee of Corespondence –In observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the World Federalist

Movement at Montreux on 17 August 1997, historians were invited who

studied the record of oral reminiscences of the movement, and who published

accounts, and joined a study circle or "committee of correspondence" on the

history of world federalism. They exchanged materials and drew out the lessons

of history and the wisdom of the movement to guide activists in the future.

Tea Act - In 1773, the East India Company had a lot of tea it could not sell in England

and was almost ready to close down its business. To help save the company,

the British Parliament passed the Tea Act of 1773. This allowed the company

to sell its goods to the colonies without paying taxes. This meant the East

India Company could sell their tea cheaper than the American merchants.

Intolerable acts - The Intolerable Acts were passed in 1774 to punish the colonists for the

Boston Tea Party. There were three major acts involved that angered the

colonists.

Quebec Act – The act gave Catholic French Canadians their tradition, legal rights and relgion.