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Am Rev
| 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 |
| parliament | the government of Great Britain |
| loyalists | colonists who remained loyal to the King during the Am. Rev. |
| redcoats | nickname for British soldiers 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 citizens disguised as Indians 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 5 men by British solders on March 5, 1770 |
| Paul Revere | rode on horseback to warn that the Redcoats were coming |
| Treaty of Paris | provisional peace treaty signed after Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown |