George Washington		leader of the Virginia militia
militia		import tax
alliance		a cousin of John Adams
cede		a force made up civilian trained soldiers but not part of a regular army
duty		court orders that allowed officials to make searches without saying for what they were searching
boycott		surrendered
petition		soldier who serves for another country
writs of assistance		an organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products
John Adams		an agreement between countries to help each other against other countries
Samuel Adams		official end
monopoly		shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in our out
repeal		a well-known Massachusetts lawyer
minutemen		a total control of a market for a certain product
blockade		a written request to a government
mercenaries		citizen soldiers that allowed officials