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revolutionary war
American revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sons of liberty | 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 government of the 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 the British soldiers because their coats were red |
| 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 chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against taxes on tea |
| stamp act | tax that the British government placed on newspapers, books and documents sold in colonies |
| Boston massacre | the killing of 5 men by British soldiers on march 5th 1770 |
| Paul revere | rode on horseback from Boston to Lexington and Concord to warn the redcoats were coming |
| Treaty of paris | provisional peace treaty signed after lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown |