American Revolution Terms

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the American soldiers

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Continental Army

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the establishment of local courts to handle crimes

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Justice

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liberty for property

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Natural rights

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the ability to use logic to conclude from information

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Reason

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making your laws

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Self-government

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colonists who supported independence from Britain

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Patriot

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colonists who remained loyal to the British

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Loyalists

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an American colonist during the American Revolution who did not choose sides between the Patriots and the Loyalists

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Neutral colonists

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illegal movement of goods into or out of a country

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Smuggling

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Patriots who weren't afraid to protest and use violence

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Sons of liberty