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Eden/Brianna vocab
American Revolution Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Smuggle | Illegally bringing something into a country |
Effigy | A likeness usually made of straw |
Tory | American colonist who supported the British side during the revolution |
Petition | A formal written request to someone in power signed by the group of people |
Boycott | Refuse to buy |
Repeal | Remove a law |
Writ of assistance | A legal document which officials used to enter homes in search for smuggled goods |
Sons of liberty | Groups formed by angry colonists to protest |
Quarter | Colonists had to provide housing and accommodations to soldiers stationed in colonies |
Committee of correspondence | Letter writing campaign to arouse colonists into action |
Minutemen | Soldiers ready for service at a moment's notice |
Militia | Military |
Shot heard around the world | Shot fired that started fight at Lexington and concord |
Patriot | Supported people of Boston |
Tar and feather | Throwing pine on victims and rolling them in feathers |
Stamp | Tax on stamps |
Parliament | Highest legislator |
Representation | Colonists wanted influence in government |
Tyranny | Unreasonable government |