Road to the Revolution Vocab Only

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Required for legal documents; set off the motto, "no taxation without representation."

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Stamp Act

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Duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea.

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Townshend Act

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Duty on sweetener imported from the Caribbean

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Sugar Act

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30,000+ German troops hired by the British during the Am. Revolution.

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Hessians

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American colonists loyal to the British king and parliament.

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Loyalists

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American colonists circa 1770 who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.

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Patriots

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Privately owned armed ships authorized by Congress to fight enemy ships during the Am. Rev.

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Privateers

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Cases held outside colonies with no jury.

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Admiralty Congress

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In 1774, 12 of the 13 colonies sent delegates in response to the Intolerable Acts.

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1st Continental Congress

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Delegates from the 13 colonies met in 1775 after the Am. Revolution began.

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2nd Continental Congress