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40 Cards in this Set
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militia
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volunteer military force
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liberty
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freedom
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petition
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a written request signed by many people
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delegate
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a member of an assembly
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traitor
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someone who turns against his or her country
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loyalists
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colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution
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rebel
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to refuse to obey those in charge because of different ideas about what is right
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repeal
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to withdraw or cancel
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treason
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the betrayal of one's country by giving help to an enemy
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assembly
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a lawmaking body
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patriot
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colonist who supported the fight for independence
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stamp act
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one of the first British laws taxing the colonies
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boycott
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to refuse to do business or have contact with person, group or country
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Amerian Revolution
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the war between the colonists and the british
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Intolerable Acts
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the reaction of the British Parliament to the Boston Tea Party
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Committee of Correspondences
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committee formed by the colonies to keep each other informed
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mercenary
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a soldier who is paid to fight for another country
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first continental congress
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a meeting of colonial delegates to decide on a plan to oppose the Intolerable acts
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sons of liberty
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groups of colonists who organized protests against the British government
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town meeting
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citizens who gather to solve local problems
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treaty of paris
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in this 1783 document, the British recognized the US' independence and agreed upon new boundaries for the US
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lexington
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where the first battle of the american revolution took place
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boston tea party
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a protest in which colonists dumped chests of tea into boston harbor
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townshend acts
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laws that made colonists pay taxes on everyday items imported from Britain
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minutemen
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trained soldiers, ready at a minute's notice
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second continental congress
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meeting of colonial delegates began in may 1775 to decide how to respond to the fighting between the british & the colonists
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declaration of independence
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this document explained why the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain and set out the rights and responsibilities of people in a democracy
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continental army
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this fighting force was made up of colonial troops to protect the colonies against British attack
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battle of bunker hill
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a famous battle between the british and minutement
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who was patrick henry
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made speeches that inspired many colonists to fight for freedom
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who was paul revere
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with William Dawes, alerted colonists that British soldiers were headed for concord
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who was thomas paine
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wrote a pamphlet called common sense in which he argued that the colonists should separate from Britain
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who was mercy otis warren
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a writer who encouranged colonists to give up tea and other goods from Britain
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who was john adams
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agreed to defend the british soldiers involved in the boston massacre
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who was ethan allen
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led the green mountain boys in capturing fort ticonderoga
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why was the stamp act passed & how did the colonist respond?
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Taxed on paper products, colonists protested with rate. As a result, British repealed the act. The sons of liberty protested & they attacked the tax collectors
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why was the townsend act passed & how did the colonist respond
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tea, paper, glass, lead & paint were taxed. Colonist boycotted these items. The Boston massacre happened
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why was the intolerable act passed & how did the colonist respond
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Parliment ordered colonists to take care of soldiers. Colonists rebelled Britain. Parliment repealed the intolerable acts
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compare strengths of the continental army with those of british army
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continental was a weak army, hardly able to fight the British, they later got help which helped them win the war. CONTINENTAL ARMY had a greater motivation, didn't have to ship guns or troops and knew the land well. BRITISH was a strong army, used the navy to help them attack worn out colonists
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Why was the declaration of independence an imporant document to the patriots
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THE d.o.c. IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT aMERICA IS A FREE COUNTRY. It explained why the colonies were breaking away from Britain. It states that all men are created equal.
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