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Intolerable
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Not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain
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Proclamation
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An order in which Britain prohibited it's American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
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Repeal
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To revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant
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Massacre
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The unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder
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Acts
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Anything done, being done or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act
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Smuggling
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To illegally import or export goods
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Continental Congress
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Either of two legislative congresses during and after the Revolutionary War. The first was in session from September 5 to October 26 1774, to petition the British government for a redress of grievances. The second existed from May 1o, 1775 to 1789 and issued the Declaration of Independence and established the Articles of Confederation.
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Boycott
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A refusal to buy certain goods
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Navigation
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The act or process of navigation
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Homespun
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Spun or made at home: homespun cloth
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Parliament
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England's chief lawmaking body
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Militia
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A force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community during the American Revolution; an emergency military force that is not part of the regular army.
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Slogan
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A distinctive cry, phrase or motto of any party, group manufacture or person; catchword or catch phrase
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Treaty
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A formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce or other international relations.
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