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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sons of Liberty | Secret group of colonists founded to protest Stamp Act. |
| Militias | Civilian soldiers who are trained to fight. |
| Patriots | Colonists who fought against British rules. |
| Parliament | The government of Great Britain. |
| Loyalists | Colonists who remained loyal to the King during the Am Rev. |
| Redcoats | Nickname for the British shoulders because of their red uniform coats. |
| Continental Congress | The legislative Assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies. |
| Minutemen | Colonists who could be ready in a minute to fight the British. |
| Boston tea party | Boston people disguised as Indians dumped chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against taxes on tea. |
| Stamp act | Tax that British government placed on newspapers, books, and documents sold in the colonies. |
| Boston massacre | The killing of five men by British soldiers in March 5,1770 |
| Paul Revere | Rode horseback to warn that the redcoats were coming. |
| Treaty of Paris | Provisional peace treaty signed after Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. |