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Revolutionary War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sons of Liberty | secret group of colonists founded to protest Stamp act |
| Militias | Civilian solders who are trained to fight but not part of the regular army |
| Patriots | Colonists who fought against British rule |
| Parliament | The government of Great Britian, 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 | Nike name for British solders because of their red uniform coats |
| Continental Congress | The legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution war |
| 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 chess 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 the colonies |
| Boston Massacre | The killing of five men by British solders on March 5, 1770 |
| Paul Revere | Rode on horseback from Boston to Lexington and Concord to warn that the Redcoats were coming |
| Treaty of Paris | Provisional peace treaty signed after Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown |