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American Revolution
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colony | A settlement under the control of another country. |
| Independence | Freedom from the control of another person or government |
| Tax | Money the government collects from people |
| Loyalist | A person who wanted the 13 colonies to remain loyal to the King of England |
| Patriot | A person who wanted the 13 colonies to be independent from England |
| Constitution | A set of written laws |
| Blockade | A group of ships that block other ships from sailing in and out of a harbor |
| Government | A group of people who rule or have control |
| Revolution | a fight to replace one government with a different government |
| boycott | an act of protest when people stop buying or using a product |
| Congress | a group of representatives who meet to solve a problem |
| Declaration | an announcement |
| militia | A group of men who fight together |