Unit Two: American Revolution

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To officially revoke or end a law or tax

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Repeal

Front

A fee placed on goods that the government charges citizens

Back

Tax

Front

An act of resistance against a ruler

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Rebellion

Front

A colonist who supported the American cause and wanted to be separated from Great Britain

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Patriot

Front

The British government

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Parliament

Front

A group of colonists who protested against British policies

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Sons of Liberty

Front

A law that required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials

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Stamp Act

Front

The first battle of the American Revolution

Back

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Front

A formal statement of the colonists' grievances against the British crown

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Declaration of Independence

Front

The event where colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes

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Boston Tea Party