Ally, allies - ANSWERSa friend, especially in time of war
American Revolution - ANSWERSThe war between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies
... [Show More] from 1775 to 1783 that led to the founding of the United States of America.
assembly - ANSWERSA lawmaking body
Battle of Bunker Hill - ANSWERSCostly British "victory" in 1775 over Colonial forces at a site near Charleston, Massachusetts
Boston Tea Party - ANSWERSA 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
Boycott - ANSWERSrefusal to buy goods or services
Colonists - ANSWERSpersons who live in a colony
Committees of Correspondence - ANSWERSGroups organized in the 1770s to keep colonists informed of important events.
Congress - ANSWERSmeeting of representatives who have the authority to make decisions
Currency - ANSWERSmoney that is used in a country
delegate - ANSWERSA member of an elected assembly.
Duty - ANSWERSgovernment tax on imports or exports
First Continental Congress - ANSWERSThe assembly of colonial delegates from every colony except Georgia that met in 1774 in Philadelphia to oppose the Intolerable Acts.
Intolerable Acts - ANSWERSThe laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 that closed Boston Harbor, dissolved the Massachusetts assembly, and forced Boston colonists to house British soldiers.
Liberty - ANSWERSfreedom
Loyalists - ANSWERScolonists who supported the British monarch and laws
Massacre - ANSWERSkilling of people who cannot defend themselves
Militia - ANSWERSvolunteer army
Minuteman - ANSWERSmember of Massachusetts colony militia who could quickly be ready to fight the British
Parliament - ANSWERSpart of the British government in which members make laws for the British people
Petition - ANSWERSrequest for action signed by many people
Pocket books - ANSWERSa pocket sized case for holding paper money
Proclamation - ANSWERSofficial announcement
Quarter - ANSWERSprovide or pay for housing
Rebel - ANSWERSperson who fights against, or will not obey, the law
Repeal - ANSWERSdo away with a law
Representation - ANSWERSspeaking on behalf of someone
Self-government - ANSWERSpeople make their own laws
Sons of Liberty - ANSWERSGroups of colonists who organized themselves to protest against the British government.
Stamp Act - ANSWERSA law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 requiring colonists to pay a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, and even playing cards.
Tariff - ANSWERStax on goods brought into a country
Tax - ANSWERSmoney that is paid by people to run the country
town meeting - ANSWERSGathering of a town's citizens to discuss and solve local problems.
Tyranny - ANSWERScruel use of a [Show Less]