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30 Cards in this Set
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proclamation
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official announcement
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peninsula
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land that juts out into the water. It is also connected to a larger land mass.
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ally
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people who join together for a specific purpose
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Parliament
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Britain's law-making body
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congress
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meeting of representatives
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minutemen
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the militia who were ready to fight in a minute
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negotiate
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talk and try to reach an agreement
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patriot
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a person who opposed (disagreed) with Great Britain
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surrender
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gave up and admitted he was defeated
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petition
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a written request signed by many
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diplomat
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government representative who deals with other nations
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privateer
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privately owned small ship
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tax
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money paid to the government
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massacre
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killing a number of defenseless people
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fortify
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to strengthen something
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repeal
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cancel
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treason
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a revolt against the government
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delegate
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a person chosen to represent a group of people
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revolution
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attempt to overthrow the government and replace it with another
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casualty
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a person who is killed, wounded, or missing during a war
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declaration
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a statement
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neutral
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choose to stay out of war
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strategy
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plan of action
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Loyalist
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a person who was loyal to Great Britain
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intervention
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when one nation enters the affair of another nation
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boycott
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a refusal to buy a product or service in order to protest something
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duty
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a tax on imported goods
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Committe of Correspondence
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groups of people who wrote to each other--sharing information about the British
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propaganda
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information used to win support for a cause
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mercenary
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person paid to fight
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