Unit 2: Important Groups Flashcards

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sons of liberty

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essentially colonial terrorists, they where the perpetrators of the Boston tea party in reaction to the Tea act.

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the loyalists

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also known as Tories, the loyalists where Americans who still supported the British Crown. some fought for the British in the revolution, and a large percentage fled to Canada or the Caribbean after the revolution.

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patriots

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the group that opposed the British occupation of America, fought against the British and the loyalists in the Revolutionary war.

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federalists

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supported the constitution, mainly located in the large cities along the eastern seaboard.

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anti-federalists

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opposed the federalists, wanted what became the bill of rights. mainly located in the more rural areas, the south and the frontier.

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society of the cincinnati

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organization of military officers during the revolutionary war, committed to maintaining the rights won in the revolution and service to the country. there was a fear of its resemblance to the house of lords, since admittance was hereditary.

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jeffersonian republicans

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anti big government, believed in power to the common people with a strong emphasis on education. favored France over Britain.

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midnight judges

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federalists appointed by Adams late in his presidency to secure federalist power after the election

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