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Revolutionary War

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Sons of liberty secret group of colonists founded to protest stamp act
militias Civilian soldiers who trained to fight but not part of the regular army
patriots colonists who fought against British rule
parliament the government of great British, includes the king, the house of commons, the house of lords and prime minister
loyalists colonists who remained loyal to the king during the American revolution
redcoat nickname for British soldiers because of their red uniform
continental congress the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American revolution
minutemen colonists who could be ready in a minute to fight the British
Boston tea party Boston citizens disguised as Indians raided three British ships and dumped chest of tea into the harbor as a protest against taxes on tea
stamp act tax that the British government placed on newspapers, books and document sold in the colonists
Boston massacre the killing of five men by British soldiers on March 5, 1770
Paul revere Rode on horseback from Boston to Lexington and Concord to warn that the Redcoats were coming
Treaty of Paris Provisional peace treaty signed after lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown
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