American Revolution - The war between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies from 1775 to 1783 that led to the founding of the United States of America.
assembly - A lawmaking body
Battle of Bunker Hill - Costly British “victory” in 1775 over Colonial forces at a site near Charleston, Massachusetts.
Boston Tea Party - A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
boycott - To refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, country, or product.
Committees of Correspondence - Groups organized in the 1770s to keep colonists informed of important events.
delegate - A member of an elected assembly.
First Continental Congress - The assembly of colonial delegates from every colony except Georgia that met in 1774 in Philadelphia to oppose the Intolerable Acts.
Intolerable Acts - The laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 that closed Boston Harbor, dissolved the Massachusetts assembly, and forced Boston colonists to house British soldiers.
liberty - freedom
militia - A group of volunteers who fought in times of emergency during the colonial period and the American Revolution.
minutemen - Well-trained volunteer soldiers who defended the American colonies against the British at a minute’s notice.
petition - A written request signed by many people.
rebel - To oppose those in charge, even to the point of fighting them with weapons, because of different ideas about what is right.
repeal - To withdraw or cancel.
Sons of Liberty - Groups of colonists who organized themselves to protest against the British government.
Stamp Act - A law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 requiring colonists to pay a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, and even playing cards.
town meeting - Gathering of a town’s citizens to discuss and solve local problems.
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