Academic Vocabulary Divided Loyalties

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What country did the American colonies rebel against?

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Great Britain

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Rebel

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a person who fights against an established ruler or government

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How many of the American Colonies were a part of the revolution?

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13

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What was the American Revolution?

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A war in which 13 colonies won their independence

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To scatter or spread

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sown

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What year did the Revolutionary War begin?

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1775

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staunch in the sentence: Many loyalist had staunched feelings towards their independence.

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to be loyal or committed to an idea

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pitchfork

A bunch of farmers armed with pitchforks could never beat the British army.

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a farm tool with a long handle and sharp metal prongs used especially for lifting hay.

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What was the main reason that the American Colonies rebelled and fought for their independence?
One of the main reasons that the colonists rebelled against Great Britain is that they felt they were not represented in the British government. The British government was making new laws and taxes on the colonies, but the colonies had no say. They wanted to have some say in the British government if they were going to pay high taxes and have to live by British law.

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They didn't want to pay taxes without having representation in the government

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What was the Continental Congress?

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The first government started in the United States