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revolution war vocab
revolutionary war vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. Sons of liberty | Secret group of colonists founded to protest stamp. |
| 2.Militias | Civilian soldiers who are trained to fight but not part of the regular war army. |
| 3.Patriots | Colonists who fought against British rule. |
| 4.Parliament | 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 revolution |
| 6.Redcoats | Nickname for British soldiers because of their red uniform coats. |
| 7.Continnental congress | The legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American revolution. |
| 8.Minutemen | Colonists who could be ready to fight the British. |
| 9.Boston tea party | Boston citizens disguised as Indians raided three British ships and dumped chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against taxes and tea. |
| 10.Stamp act | Tax that the British government placed on newspapers, books and documents sold in the colonies. |
| 11.Boston massacre | The killing of five men by 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. |