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29 Cards in this Set
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The settlers of the Thirteen Colonies
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New Englanders
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One who is faithful, or loyal, to Britain
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United Empire Loyalist
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"Up" the St. Lawrence River; part of present-day Ontario
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Upper Canada
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"Down" the St. Lawrence River; part of present-day Quebec
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Lower Canada
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Military officers
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Captain of Militia
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One who buys and sells land with the expectation of profit
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land speculator
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A legal claim to one's original territory
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land claim
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A weapon that attacks humans by making them ill
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biological weapon
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To smear with hot tar and roll in feathers
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to tar and feather
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To take back
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to repeal
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Incapable of being taken away or transferred
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inalienable
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A supporter of the American Revolution
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patriot
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Bullies who intimidated those who supported the king
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Sons of Liberty
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Wood ashes used as a fertilizer in farming
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potash
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a machine used for processing wheat
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thresher
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One of the Six Nations
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Mohawk nation
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An official delegate of one nation to the government of another nation
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ambassador
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The Iroquois confederacy of six nations
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Six Nations
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A small lock of hair
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scalplock
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Church of England in Canada
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Anglican Church
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To stop
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to veto
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Goods brought by ship
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cargo
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The section of a passenger ship with the worst accommodation
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steerage
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An infectious disease marked by terrible stomach cramps
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cholera
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Money for the voyage
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passage
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To take for oneself
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to annex
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Scottish landlords forced their tenants to leave their farms so they could use the land to raise sheep
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Highland Clearances
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The building of a barn by the community
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barn raising
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Soldiers placed to protect the rear of the fighting force
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rear-guard
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