American Revolution Terms

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Repeal

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To undo a law or tax

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Massacre

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The killing of people who cannot defend themselves

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Committee of Correspondence

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A group set up in each colony to quickly share information about taxes and other issues by writing letters to groups in other areas

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Blockade

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To use warships to prevent other ships from entering or leaving a harbor

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Consequence

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The results of an action

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Quarter

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To provide or pay for housing

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Continental Congress

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A meeting of representatives of the British colonies

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Rights and liberties

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Freedoms

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Minuteman

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A member of the Massachusetts colony militia who could quickly be ready to fight the British

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Patriot

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The colonists against British rule

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Congress

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A meeting of representatives who of authority to make decisions

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Patrick Henry

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American colonists who spoke out and Virginia legislature again Spain British taxes loyalist accused him of treason

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Boston Tea Party

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Colonists dumped tea from British ships into Boston Harbor 1773

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Parliament

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The part of the British government in which members make laws for the British people

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Self-government

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A system of government in which people make their own laws

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Democracy

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A government in which the people take part

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Legislature

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The law making branch of a colony state government or the national government

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Ally

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A friend especially in time of war

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Tax

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Money that is paid by the people to run a country

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Authority

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Control over someone or something

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Tariff

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A tax on goods brought into a country

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Loyalist

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The colonists who supported the British monarch and laws

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Representation

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Acting or speaking on behalf of someone or something

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Treason

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Working against ones own government

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Petition

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A request for action signed by many people

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Public opinion

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What people of the community think

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Boycott

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A refusal to buy goods or services

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Olive branch

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Symbol of peace

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Continental

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A soldier in the first colonial army headed by George Washington

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Mercenary

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A hired soldier

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Enlist

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To join

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Revolution

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A sudden complete change of government

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Independent

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Freedom to govern one's own

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Allegiance

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Loyalty

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Declaration

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An official statement

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Grievance

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A complaint

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Declaration of Independence

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Declared the 13 colonies as unified and independence from England signed 7 - 4 - 1776

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Thomas Jefferson

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Third US president and main writer of the Declaration of Independence

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Benjamin Franklin

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Sent to Britain to ask Parliament for representation writer of the Declaration of Independence scientist and business leader

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Neutral

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Not taking a side in a conflict

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Pacifist

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A believer in a peaceful settlement of differences

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Movement

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Effort by many people

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Encroach

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To move on to without asking permission

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Regiment

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A troop of soldiers

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Siege

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A long lasting attack

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Treaty

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An agreement between countries

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Negotiate

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To talk with one another to work out an agreement

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Paul Revere

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Warned the Patriots that the British were marching toward Concord

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Valley Forge

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General Washington's winter headquarters during the Revolutionary War

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Treaty of Paris

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An agreement signed by the British and American representative on 9 - 3 - 1783