The Amazing American Revolution Vocabulary!

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Taxation

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process of collecting money from citizens in order to fund government expenses

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Political revolution

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changing from one government structure to another

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Patriots

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American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain

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Loyalists

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American colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War.

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Grievance

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a complaint

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Boycott

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To refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting.

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Militia

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a military force of volunteers

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Mercenaries

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soldiers who are paid to fight for a country they are not from

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Who provided the money to pay for it all?

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Taxation

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The ___________________ wanted badly to break away from Britain's grasp. They fought hard to win their independence.

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Patriots