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20 Cards in this Set
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a country that agrees to help another
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to leave military service
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desert
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a person who remained loyal to Britian
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Loyalist
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surprise raids and hit and run attacks
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guerrilla
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a knife attached to a rifle
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bayonet
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groups of people who exchanged news throughout the colonies
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committees of correspondence
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refusal to buy certain goods
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boycott
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search warrants
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wirts of assistance
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rule by the people
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republicanism
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privately owned ship that has government permission to attack enemy ships
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privateer
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a person opposed to fighting and/or war
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pacifist
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a paid solider who fights for another country
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mercenary
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a person who supported colonial rights and independence
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Patriot
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Why were British soliders stationed in the colones following the Proclamation of 1763?
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to conduct searches of colonist's homes and businesses
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In what ways did the colonist protest the Stamp Act?
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They attacked tax collectors and boycotted British goods.
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The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in order to
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organize resistance to the Intolerable Acts throughout the colonies
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The pamphlet Common Sense was important because it
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convinced many colonists that the colonies should declare their independence from Great Britian
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Why did British troops march from Boston to Concord in April, 1775?
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To destroy munitions stored in Concord
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Why did the British decide to invade the South after the Battle of Saratoga?
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THey thought that the Loyalist were strongest in the South.
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A secret group that led colonial resistance to the Stamp Act was the
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Sons of Liberty
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