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Revolutionary War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sons of liberty | a secret group of colonists founded to protest Stamp act |
| Militias | Civilian soldiers who are trained to fight but not part of the regular army |
| Patriots | Colonists who fought against British rule |
| parliament | the govemment Great Britan includes the king the House of Commons the House of Lords and the prime minister |
| Loyalists | Colonists who remained loyal to the king during the American Revolution |
| Redcoats | Nickname for British Soldiers because their red uniform coats |
| continental Congress | the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution. |
| Minutemen | Colonist who could be ready in a minute to fight the British |
| Boston tea party | Boston citizens disguised Indians raided three British ships and dumped chests of tea into the Harbor as a protest against taxes on tea |
| stamp Act | Tax that British government placed on newspapers, 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 from Boston to Lexington and Concord to warm that the redcoats were coming |
| Treaty of Paris | Provisional peace treaty signed after Lord Comwallis surrendered at Yorktown. |