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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sons of liberty | A 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 fought against British rule |
| parliament | The government of Great Britian, 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 |
| redcoats | Nickname for British soldiers because of their red uniform coats |
| 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 |