SS8H3: American Revolution vocab terms

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A person, group, or nation associated with others for a common cause.

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ally

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Request to do something, often to a government official.

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petition

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Withdraw from relations as punishment or protest

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boycott

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A military force raised from civilians to support a regular army in emergencies.

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militia

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Supporter of American independence

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patriot

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Supporter of the British crown

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loyalist

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Commander of the Continental Army; 1st president

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George Washington

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Member of the Continental Congress; U.S. forefather; great negotiator with France.

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Ben Franklin

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(1754-1763) War in the colonies between England and France for the Ohio Valley; part of the global '7 Years War'.

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French & Indian War

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Kept settlers from moving east of the Appalachians into the Ohio River Valley, angering British colonists.

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Proclamation of 1763