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american history 1unit3 vocad
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| boston massacre | the first bloodshed of the american revolution as british guards at the boston custom house opened fire on a crown killing five americans |
| boston tea party | demonstration by citezen of boston who raided three british ships in boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor |
| coercive acts | also called the intolerable acts and were laws passedn to punish the colonist for the boston tea party |
| sons of liberty | the sons leaders were samuel adams and paul revere and they were a radical political that incited riots and burned the cutoms house where the stamped british paper was kept |
| loyalist | american colonist who remained loyal to britain and opposed the war for independence |
| patriot | those who supported the war against the british |
| first continental congress | delegates from 12 colonies excep giorgia sent representatives to philadelphia to discuss a response to the intolrrable act |
| second continental congress |