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House of Burgesses
the lawmaking body of the colony of Virginia
Sons of Liberty
colonial revolutionaries, who used pamphlets and even false stories to make the colonists rise up against the British
radicals
people with revolutionary ideas about how governments should be run and how people should live in society
revolution
a war begun within a country to overthrow the existing government
Boston Massacre
Sam Adams' name for the incident when British soldiers fired upon a violent mob and killed three colonists.
Boston Tea Party
a protest during which the Sons of Liberty dumped 343 boxes of British tea in Boston harbor, leading to a severe British reaction that would prompt a united revolution
Minutemen
the Massachusetts militia, who were ready to fight at a minute's notice
Tories
the nickname for colonists loyal to Great Britain
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