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American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| taxation | process of collecting money from citizens in order to fund government expenses |
| political revolution | changing from one governmental structure to another |
| Patriots | American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain |
| Loyalists | American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain |
| grievance | a complaint |
| boycott | to refuse to buy goods |
| militia | a military force of volunteers |
| mercenaries | a soldiers who are paid to fight for a country they are not from |
| French & Indian War | The French & Native Americans went to war with Great Britain over land in 1754 |