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Grade 5
13 Colonies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Minuteman | colonists who were ready to fight at a minute's notice |
| Militia | military |
| Boycott | don't buy |
| Allies | on the same side |
| Conflict | disagreements |
| Loyalists | colonists who were loyal to the king and wanted to remain British subjects |
| Patriots | colonist who wanted to be independent of the king |
| Repeal | take back |
| Delegate | representative |
| Traitor | person who tries to overthrow a government |
| Revolution | sudden or complete change |
| Stamp Act | tax that said any printed material had to have a stamp on it |
| Quartering Act | said colonists had to house soldiers and feed them |
| Boston Tea Party | colonists dumped tea to protest paying tax on it |
| Boston Massacre | killing of 5 colonists by British soldiers |
| Committee of Correspondence | allowed colonists to spread news between them |
| Military advantages for the colonists | on home land, wanted to win more |
| Military advantages fro the British | better trained, weapons, paid soldiers |
| Intolerable Acts | British punished colonists by taking away their rights |
| Proclamation of 1763 | colonists not allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Common Sense (The Pamphlet) | booklet by Thomas Paine arguing for independence |
| Another name for colonist's army | wanted king to repeal the Intolerable Acts |
| Main author of Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who fought in the French and Indian War? | The French (and Native Americans) against the British |
| What does "boycott" means? | to not buy goods |
| How did the British plan to pay for the French and Indian War? | by taxing the colonists |
| What did the colonists do to try and avoid paying taxes on British goods? | brought in goods secretly |
| What does "repeal" mean? | do away with |
| What did the British do after the Boston Tea Party? | closed the harbors |
| How did other colonies help the people of Boston? | gave them food, money , supplies |
| What was the "Stamp Act"? | printed material had to have a stamp on it to prove that a tax was payed |
| What did the Committee of Correspondence do? | spread news to colonists |
| What were Militias? | groups of volunteer soldiers |
| Who were Minutemen? | armed soldiers who were ready at a minute's notice |
| Who were Loyalists? | colonist who wanted to remain part of Britain |
| Who were Patriots? | colonists who wanted to be free of British rule |
| Who are Allies? | people on the same side |
| Who were Neutralists? | people who did not feel strongly about the colonies staying with Britain or being free |
| What did the "Proclamation of 1763" say? | that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Who are delegates? | representatives |
| What was the "Tea Act"? | put a heavy tax on tea |
| What did the "First Continental Congress" do? | tried to get Britain to repel the "Intolerable Acts" |
| How did the British enforce the "Intolerable Acts"? | they could search colonists houses without permission |
| What did the colonists hope to do after the French and Indian War? | move westward |
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