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US Revolution
Storypath Struggle for Independence
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assembly | The main governing body of each colony that made laws and raised money through taxes |
| Boycott | The act of refusing to buy or use something as a way of protesting |
| Colonists | People who live in a colony |
| Colony | A place ruled by another country |
| Committees of Correspondence | Groups of people who wrote and sent letters back and forth between the colonies to communicate political news and feelings |
| Democracy | A government in which the people rule themselves by electing others to represent them and make laws for them |
| Exports | Materials sent out from one country for sale and use in another country |
| Imports | Materials brought in from another country for sale or use |
| Loyalist | A colonist who was loyal to the British king and Parliament's laws and wanted to remain a part of Great Britain |
| Merchant | A person who buys and sells items for a profit |
| Mother country | The country from which colonists come, or the country of one's parents or ancestors |
| Parliament | The lawmaking body if Great Britain |
| Patriot | A colonist who was in favor of America breaking away from Great Britain and becoming an independent nation |
| Protest | An event organized to voice an objection or compliant against something |
| Tories | A British political party that supported the loyalists |
| Vigilante | A member of a self-appointed group of people organized to maintain order and punish criminals |
| Whigs | A British political party that favored American independence from Great Britain during the American Revolution |
| Stamp Act | A British law passed in 1765 that required colonists to pay a tax on documents and some common items |
| Sugar Act | A British law that passed in 1764 that puts a tax on molasses imported into the colonies |
| Tea Act | A British law passes in 1773 that cut the price of tea but kept the tea tax and allowed only certain merchants to sell the tea |
| Quartering Act | A British law passes in 1765 that required colonists to provide housing and food for the British soldiers stationed in America |
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