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27 Cards in this Set
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congress |
the law making body |
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repeal |
to cancel or end something |
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effigy |
a rough model or a dummy of a person |
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Boycotts |
to refuse to use or to 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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quarter |
to provide lodging or shelter for a person |
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material law |
military rule |
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Patriots |
an american colonists who strongly opposed British rule |
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Loyalists |
an american colonist who remained royal to great Britain |
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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 thirteen colonies |
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petition |
a written quest for rights or benefits |
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independence |
freedom from rule by others |
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rights |
a freedom established by law |
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treason |
the crime of betraying one's country |
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mercenaries |
a solder who is paid to fight for a another country |
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retreat |
to move away from a enemy |
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enlisted |
to join the military |
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morale |
spirits |
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alliance |
a formal agreement of friendship between countries |
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strategy |
a plan |
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peninsula |
a piece of land almost surrounded by water, but is still attached to the mainland |
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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 States as an independent country |
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Debt |
money owed |
