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Revolutionary War
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History
5th Grade
05/15/2011

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militia
Definition
a military force made up of volunteers
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rebel
Definition
to refuse to obey those in charge because of different ideas about what is right
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repeal
Definition
to cancel or take back
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liberty
Definition
freedom
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boycott
Definition
to refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, or country
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Committees of Correspondence
Definition
committees formed by the colonies to inform each other about important events
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Sons of Liberty
Definition
groups of colonists who organized protests aainst the British government
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town meeting
Definition
a group of people who gather to solve local problems
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treason
Definition
the betrayal of one's country by giving help to an enemy
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minutemen
Definition
trained soldiers ready to defend the colonies at a minute's notice
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assembly
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a law-making body
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delegate
Definition
a member of an assembly
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petition
Definition
a written request signed by many people
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