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revolutionary war
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.sons of liberty | secret group of colonists founded to protest stamp act. |
| 2.militias | cilvilian soldiers who are trained to fight but not part of the regular army. |
| 3.patriots | colonists who fought against British rule. |
| 4.parliment | the government of the Great Britain, includes the king, the house of commons, the house of lords and the prime master. |
| 5 loyalists | colonests who remained loyal to the king during the American revolution. |
| 6 red coats | nickname for british soldiers because of their red uniform coats. |
| 7. continental congress | the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met after the american revolution. |
| 8. minuteman | colonist who could be ready in a minute 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 on 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 |