American Revolution Causes/vocabulary
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| colonists | persons who live in a colony
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| congress | meeting of representatives who have the authority to make decisions
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| currency | money that is used in a country
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| duty | government tax on imports or exports
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| liberty | freedom
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| Loyalist | colonists who supported the British monarch and laws
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| massacre | killing of people who cannot defend themselves
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| militia | volunteer army
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| Minuteman | member of Massachusetts colony militia who could quickly be ready to fight the British
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| Parliament | part of the British government in which members make laws for the British people
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| petition | request for action signed by many people
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| pocket books | a pocket sized case for holding paper money
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| proclamation | official announcement
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| quarter | provide or pay for housing
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| rebel | person who fights against, or will not obey, the law
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| repeal | do away with a law
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| representation | speaking on behalf of someone
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| tariff | tax on goods brought into a country
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| tax | money that is paid by people to run the country
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| tyranny | cruel use of authority
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| self-government | people make their own laws
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| ally, allies | a friend, especially in time of war
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| boycott | refusal to buy goods or services
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