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American Revolution
Vocabulary for the AR Unit of Study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Parliament | Britain's law-making assembly. |
| Stamp Act | Law passed by Parliament in 1765 that taxed printed materials in the 13 colonies. |
| petition | a written request made to an official person or organization |
| Son's of Liberty | Groups of Patriots who worked to opposed British rule before the American Revolution. |
| tariff | tax on imported goods |
| boycott | organized refusal to buy goods |
| Committee of Correspondence | groups of colonists formed in the 1770's to spread news quickly about the protests against the British |
| Tea Act | law passed by Parliament in the early 1770's stating that only the East India Company, a British business, could sell tea to the 13 colonies |
| Boston Tea Party | protest against British Parliament to punish people of Boston following the Boston Tea Party |
| Intolerable Acts | laws passed by British Parliament to punish people of Boston following the Boston Tea Party |
| Patriots | American Colonists who opposed British rule |
| Loyalists | colonists who remained loyal to the British during the American Revolution |
| First Continental Congress | meeting of representatives from every colony except Georgia held in Pennsylvania in 1774 to discuss actions to take in response to the Intolerable Acts |
| militia | volunteer army |