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Revolutionary war
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. sons of liberty | secret group of colonists founded to protest stamp act |
| 2. militias | civilian soldiers who are trained to fight but not in the regular army |
| 3.patriots | colonists who fought against the British rule |
| 4. Parlement | The government of Great Britain includes the king, the House of commons, the house of lords and the prime minister. |
| 5.loyalists | colonists who remained loyal to the king during the American revalution |
| 6.redcoats | nick name for British soldiers because of their red uniform coats |
| 7.continental congress | the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution |
| 8. minute men | colonists who could be ready in a minute |
| 9. Boston tea party | Boston citizens disguised as Indians raided three British ships and jumped chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against taxes on tea |
| 10.stamp act | tax at the British government placed on the newspapers, books and documents sold in the colonies |
| 11.boston massacre | The killing of five men by the British soldiers on March 5, 1770 |
| 12.paul Revere | rode on horseback from Boston to Lexington and concord to warn that the redcoats were coming. |
| 13.treaty of Paris | Provisional peace treaty signed after lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown |
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