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SS Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boycott | Refusal to use an item |
| Committee of Correspondence | A letter writing campaign to spread information throughout the colonies |
| Effigy | A representation of a person hung to scare and intimidation |
| Grievance | compliant |
| Militia | Citizen Soldiers |
| Minutemen | Militia said to be always ready |
| Parliament | Government in England |
| Patriot | Americans who were fighting for freedom |
| Petition | A formal request |
| Quarter | To house or feed soldiers |
| Repeal | To remove |
| Representation | A say in your government. What the colonists wanted |
| "Shot heard 'round the world" | Battle of Lexington and Concord. First battle of the American Revolution. |
| Smuggle | To illegally bring in an item |
| Sons of Liberty | A Patriot group |
| Stamp | Used to indicate that a tax was paid on paper goods |
| Tar and feather | A physical act of putting tar and feathers on an enemy |
| Tory/Loyalist | American who stayed loyal to the King |
| Tyranny | Abusive government |
| Writ of assistance | A document allowing for a search |