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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sons of liberty | Secret group of colonists founded to protest Stamp act. |
| Militias | Civilian soldiers who are trained to fight but not part of the regular army. |
| Patriots | Colonists who fight against the British rule. |
| Parlement | The government of Great Britan, includes the king, the house of commons, the House of lords and the prime minister. |
| Loyalists | Colonists who remained loyal to the king during the American Revolution. |
| Red coats | Nickname for British soldiers because of their red uniform. |
| Continental congress | The legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution. |
| Minutemen | Colonists who could be ready in a minute to fight the British. |
| Boston Tea Party | Boston citizens disguised as Indians raided three British ships and dumped chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against taxes on tea. |
| Stamp Act | Tax that the British government placed on newspapers, books and documents sold in the colonies. |
| Boston Massacre | The killing of five men by British soldiers on March 5, 1770. |
| Paul Revere | Rode on horseback from Boston to Lexington and Concord to warn that the Redcoats were coming. |
| Treaty of Paris | Provisional peace treaty signed after Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. |