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American Revolution
Term | Definition |
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Revolution | The overthrow of one government in favor of a new one. |
Diplomat | Person who represents a countryin negotiations with another country |
French and Indian War 1754-1763 | French(and Huron allies) fight English(and Iriquois allies), England wins, it becomes one of the causes of the American Revolution |
Proclamation of 1763 | Order by King George III banning colonial settelmemts west of the Appalachian Mountains |
Parliment | Law-making group in England during the Revolution |
Act | Law |
Sons of Liberty | Secret society formed to fight British taxation |
Committees of Corespondence | Groups formed in all 13 colonies to plan resistance and communicate with eachother |
Boston Massacre | 5 colonists were killed during a riot |
Boston Tea Party | Colonists protest last remaining tax (on tea) by boarding a ship and throwing all the tea overboard (about 1 million dollars worth) |
Main Complaint of Colonists | "No taxation without representation" |
The Intolerable Acts (1774) | 5 laws passed to punish Boston for "tea party" |
First Continental Congress (1774) | Meeting of representatives from all 13 colonies, sent letter to king requesting he take away the Intolerable Acts |
Militia | Military group made up of regular citizens |
Minute Men | Massachusetts militia trained to be ready to fight in a minute |
Battle of Lexington and Concord (1775) | First battles of the American Revolution |
Patriot/Whig/Rebel/Yankee | A person in favor of independence |
Loyalist/Tory | A person loyal to England |
Neutralist | A person who was undecided on the issue |
British Soldiers | Regulars/Lobsterbacks/Redcoats |
Colonial Army | Continentals/Rebels/Patriots/Americans |
Battle of Saratoga | Rebel victory convinces France, Spain, and Holland to help |
Battle of Yorktown | Rebel victory, final battle of war |
Treaty of Paris | Treat which ended the revolution |
Second Continental Congress (1776) | Meeting of reps from 13 colonies who 1) created the Continental Army and 2) declared independence |
King George III | King of England during the American Revolution |
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