American Revolution Vocabulary

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collecting money from citizens in order to fund government expenses

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taxation

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Cruel and oppressive government or rule. A tyrant is a leader that abuses their power over others.

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tyranny or tyrant

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when you elect a person to vote or speak for others

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representation

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a complaint

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grievance

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to refuse to buy something as a form of protest

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boycott

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to house or allow a person to stay in your home

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quarter

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fighting between groups of people living in the same country

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civil unrest

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refusal to obey laws as a form of protest

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civil disobedience

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changing from one governmental structure to another

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political revolution

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American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain

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Patriots