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PC ELA Rev. Sect. 1
American Revolution Section 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| treason | a betrayal of one's loyalty to their government |
| justified | to have a good reason to do something |
| freedom | the power to make one's own decisions |
| colony | land owned by another country |
| plantation | large farms used to grow crops to sell |
| natural resources | resources found int he natural environment (soil, wood, fish, plants) |
| parliament | British government |
| tax | a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, or national governments |
| patriots | people who wanted the colonies to be its own country |
| loyalists | people that liked British control over the colonies |