3.3 Taking Up Arms

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an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency

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Militia

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colonial militia volunteers who were prepared to fight at a minute's notice

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Minutemen

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a series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party

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Intolerable Acts

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a law that set up a government for Canada and protected the rights of French Catholics.

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Quebec Act

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In 1774, a meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia.

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First Continental Congress

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in 1775, the conflicts between Massachusetts colonists and British soldiers that started the Revolutionary War

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

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a colonist who favored war against Britain

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Patriot

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an army established by the Second Continental Congress to fight the British

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Continental Army

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A Vermont colonial militia led by Ethan Allen that made a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga.

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Green Mountain Boys

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a peace petition sent to King George by colonial delegates after the battles of Lexington and Concord

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Olive Branch Petition