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American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sons of Liberty | Secret group of colonists to protest a Stamp Act |
| Militias | Civilian soldiers who are trained to fight but not part of the regular army |
| Patriots | Colonist who fought against 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 |
| 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 British government placed on newspaper, 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 to warn that the Redcoats were coming |
| Treaty of Paris | Provisional peace treaty signed after Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown |