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Chapter 12&13 Flashcards

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Militia

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Army made of of citizens

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Rebel

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Patriot

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Repeal

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To take back or cancel

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Liberty

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The freedom of citizens

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Boycott

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Protest/resist against something

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Loyalist

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People loyal the King George

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Neutralist

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An undecided citizens (not loyal to ether side).

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Patriots

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People who wanted to be free and break away from British

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Traitor

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Someone who betrays his/her side

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First Continental Congress

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Delegates from twelve of Britain’s thirteen american colonies got together to write a letter to Washington about the Intolerable Acts

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American Revolution

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The War won by the Patriots for freedom and to separate from Britain

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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The that proved that the Patriots could fight the war

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Committees of Correspondence

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A key communication system during the early years of the Revolution War

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Townshend Acts

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The act which taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

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Intolerable Acts

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Series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws aimed to punish Massachusetts colonist for their Tea Party protest of the Tea Act.

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Sons of Liberty

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In 1765, Adams organized a group of patriots called the Sons of Liberty

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Town Meeting

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A meeting where a town discus the war

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Treason

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the crime of betraying one’s country

19
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Stamp Act

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They put stamps on papers goods

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Minutemen

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A small army who could be ready in a minute’s time

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Assembly

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A group of government officials that met to make laws

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Delegate

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Representative

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Petition

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a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause.

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