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A.M.R.E.B.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 fought against British rule |
| parliaments | the government of Great Britain, 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 there red uniform coats |
| continental congress | the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the revolutionary war |
| minutemen | colonists who could be ready in a minute to fight the British |
| Boston tea party | Boston citizens disguised as Indians dumped chests of tea into the harbor as a protest |
| stamp act | tax that the British government placed on newspapers, books and documents sold in the colonies |
| Boston massacre | the killing of five men |
| Paul Revere | rode on a horse to warn that the redcoats were coming |