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1089759343LoyalistAmerican colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.
1089759344Toryan American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
1089759345Partriota coloniest who was against British rule.
1089759346MillitiaA group of armed citizens who are prepared for military service if called to defend there town, state or contry
1089759347tyrannyA form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
1089759348repealTo cancel
1089759349boycottA group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
1089759350propagandaIdeas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
1089759351navigation acts1650 laws that required among other things that all goods to and from the colonies be transported on British ships
1089759352stamp act1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.
1089759353French and indian wara war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by indian tribes)
1089759354Quartering act1765 - Required the colonials to provide food, lodging, and supplies for the British troops in the colonies.
1089759355townshend acts(4.1) passed by Parliament in 1767, placed taxes on imported materials such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. Led to outrage and tons of people boycotted British goods.
1089759356Boston massacre..., The first bloodshed of the Amercan Revolution, as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five americans
1089759357Boston tea partyA 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
1089759358Proclamation of 1763Act passed by England prohibiting colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
1089759359Intolerable actsA series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British
1089759360tea act1773; placed a tax on an item to help save the British East India Company; colonists boycotted
1089759361First continental congressDelagates from all colonies except georgia met to discuss problems with britain and to promote independence
1089759362Sons of libertyA group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution

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