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Chapter5lesson1and2
Term | Definition |
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debt | A sum of money that is owed |
congress | A lawmaking body |
martial law | Placing the military in charge of a government |
Patriot | A colonist who opposed Britain’s action and policies Before and after the American Revolution |
Stamp Act | A law passed by the British government that taxed all of the paper used by the colonist |
Sons of Liberty | A group of men who protested the unjust taxes of the british |
massacre | The purposeful of killing people |
quarter | To shelter |
Patriot | A colonist who opposed Britain’s action and policies Before and after the American Revolution |
Loyalist | A person who remained loyal to the Great Britain during the American Revolution |
neutral | Not taking a side in conflict |
militia | Local armies of colonists |
boycott | The refusal to buy a product as part of a protest |
tariff | Taxes on products coming into a country |
customs | Taxes on products coming into a country |
Townshend Acts | A series of acts that placed taxes on products being sold to colonists |