Revolutionary America Vocabulary

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Colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain were called what?

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Patriots

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Group responsible for organizing protests in the colony, including the Boston Tea Party-

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Sons of Liberty

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Colonists who stayed loyal to and didn't want to separate from Great Britain were called what?

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Loyalists

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What was the landform that became the western boundary of the British American colonies with the Proclamation of 1763?

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Appalachian Mountains

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Money paid to the government by people and businesses are known as what?

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Taxes

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When people purposely are NOT buying goods (things) or using services (ex. getting a haircut) to make a point it is known as

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Boycott

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A measure passed in 1773 that gave the East India Company the right to be the only tea merchant in the colonies.

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Tea Act

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A conflict that resulted in the death of 5 colonists.

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Boston Massacre

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Events that officially started the Revolutionary War.

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

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A series of taxes on items such as paper, glass, paint, tea, and lead.

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Townshend Acts