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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| son of liberty | secret groups of colonists founded to protest stamp act |
| militias | civilian soldiers who are trained to fight but are not part of the regular army |
| patriots | colonists who fought against the British rule |
| parliament | the government of Great Britain |
| 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 that are ready to fight the British in a minute |
| 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 |
| treaty of Paris | provisional peace treaty signed after lord Cornwallis surrendered at York town |