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8 wilson chap. 6
Wilson 8th grade midterm U.S. chapter 6 "The Road to Revolution"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DUTIES | taxes placed on imported godds |
| WRITS OF ASSESTANCE | search warrants used to enter homes of businesses to search for smuggled goods |
| MILITIA | a force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community |
| SIEGE | when enemy forces surrond a town or city in order to force it to surrender |
| SONS OF LIBERTY | secret society formed to oppose British policies |
| PATRIOTS | Americans who sided with the rebels |
| LOYALISTS | Americans who supported the British |
| DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY | organization of colonial women fromed to protes British policies |
| COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE | organization formed to excahnge information about British policies and American resistance |
| MINUTEMEN | group of armed civilians, trainde to be ready to fight "at a minute's warnig" |
| BOYCOTT | refusal to buy |
| STAMP ACT CONGRESS |