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Steps to Am. Revo

Vocabulary

TermDefinition
colonists people who lived in America and were unhappy with Britain
Paul Revere American silversmith and patriot who warned the colonists that the British were coming
Stamp Act a tax on paper like newspapers
Britain the name of the country that includes England, Wales and Scotland
Parliament the highest lawmaking group in Britain
Samuel Adams Massachusetts politician who led the movement that became the American Revolution
Common Sense book written by Thomas Payne that colonists read and made them want to be independent from Britain
minutemen nickname for colonists that were ready to fight the British
redcoats British soldiers during the American Revolution
revolution a war against your own government
Declaration of Independence the document that said that the colonies were free from British rule
Battle of Concord battle of revolutionary war in Massachusetts colonists used guerilla style tactics to beat the British
Battle of Lexington first battle of the American Revolution
Intolerable Acts laws passed by British government revoking Massachusetts colonists rights to self government
Tea Acts acts placed by the British that controlled all sales of tea after the Boston Tea Party
Thomas Jefferson person who wrote the Declaration of Independence
prisoners of war soldiers captured by the enemy and held until the war was over
defeat a lost battle
peninsula a point of land that sticks out into the sea
fleet group of ships
outnumbered had fewer people
surrendered delcared tht an enemy had won and the fighting would stop
treaty a signed agreement between countries
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