Rev war study Flashcards

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Militia

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An army or military

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Rebel

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Patriot

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Repeal

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To take back a law

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Liberty

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Freedom

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5
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Boycott

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To cheat the system

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6
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Loyalist

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The British

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7
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Neutralist

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A person on neither side

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8
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Patriot

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A colonist that wants freedom

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9
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Traitor

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Betrayer

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10
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American revolution

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A war between America and Britain

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Battle of bunker hill

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A battle at breeds hill

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12
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Boston tea party

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When the colonists dressed up as native Americans and dumped thousands of pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor

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Committee of correspondents

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Committees of correspondence were longstanding institutions that became a key communications system during the early years of the American Revolution (1772-1776).

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Townsend acts

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Townshend Acts. To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

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15
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Intolerable acts

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When king George 111 shut down the Boston harbor

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16
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Sons of liberty

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A group who despise the loyalists.

17
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Town meeting

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A meeting with the town talking about the war

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Treason

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Betraying one side for another

19
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Stamp act

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Taxes on all paper goods

20
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Minute men

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Soldiers able to get ready to fight in a minute