American Revolution Vocabulary

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Patriot or Rebel

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Colonists who believed the British had become tyrants and wanted to break away from Great Britain

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Loyalist or Tory

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Colonists loyal to Britain

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Redcoat or Lobsterback

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Nickname for the British army as a result of the red color of their uniforms

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Committees of Correspondence

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Groups of colonists from each colony that communicate with each other as a means of forming each other about the British's actions and unifying the colonies against England.

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Boycott

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Refusing to buy goods as a form of protest.

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Act

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Decision law or tax made by a legislative body

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Repeal

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To remove a law or tax

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Coerce

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To force

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Tyranny

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Cruel or oppressive rule or law

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Militia

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Military force of regular citizens used to support a regular army in times of emergency, including the New England Minutemen