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27 Cards in this Set
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debt |
Money owend |
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congress |
a formal meeting |
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repeal |
to cancel or end something |
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effigy |
a rough model or dummy of a person |
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boycott |
to refuse to use or buy something |
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tariff |
a tax on imports |
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massacre |
the killing of many people |
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quater |
to provide lodging or shelter for a person |
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martial law |
Military rule |
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Patriot |
an American colonist who strongly opposed British rule |
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Loyalist |
An American colonist who remained loyal to British colonists |
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neutral |
Not taking sides |
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militia |
a volunteer army |
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Continental army |
an army of paid soldiers from the thirteen colonies |
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petition |
a written request for rights or benenfits |
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independence |
freedom by rule from other |
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right |
a freedom established by law |
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treason |
the crime of betraying ones country |
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mercenary |
a soldier that is paid to fight for another country |
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retreat |
to move away from an enemy |
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morale |
Spirits |
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enlist |
to join the military |
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alliance |
a formal agreement of friendship between two countries |
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strategy |
a plan |
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peninsula |
a piece of land almost surrounded by water,but still attached to the main land |
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negotiate |
to try to reach an agreement |
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Treaty of Paris |
A formal agreement between the United States and Great Britain in which Great Britain recognized the United as an independent country |
