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| French and Indian War | The British imposed taxes on the Americans to cover the cost of this war. |
| fur trader | the main occupation of French settlement in North America |
| Appalachian Mountains | The mountain chain between English colonies on the Atlantic Coast and French settlement in Mid-America |
| Navigation Acts (1651) | British laws aimed at dominating American business. |
| Stamp Act of 1765 | Tax law aimed at making Americans pay for the French and Indian War. |
| Parliament | The elected lawmaking body of Britain. |
| Sons of Liberty | Patriot group formed to resist the Stamp Act. |
| No taxation without representation | Revolutionary slogan attributed to Patrick Henry. |
| Loyalist | An American colonist who remained loyal to Britain. |
| Tory | Another name for Loyalist |
| Patrick Henry | A Virginian who supported resistance to British rule. |
| John Adams | A Massachusetts leader of the Sons of Liberty, second US President later on. |
| martial law | Rule by military government. |
| Boston | Massachusetts city that was a center of the revolution. |
| Philadelphia | City where the Continental Congress met. |
| First Continental Congress | Meeting of representatives of the colonies to plan resistance to the British. |
| Boston Massacre (1770) | A violent clash with British soldiers that was instigated by Bostonians. |
| Crispus Attucks | An escaped slave, he was the first martyr of the American Revolution. |
| Paul Revere | Wrote anti-British propaganda, famous for his "Midnight Ride". |
| Propaganda | Information and misinformation used for political purposes. |
| Tea Act | A small tax on Tea, because it was imposed the colonists resisted it. |
| Boston Tea Party (1773) | Posing as Indians, Sons of Liberty destroyed tea in Boston Harbor. |
| Charter | A document establishing a colony. Granted self-government. |
| Second Continental Congress (1774) | Met to decide how to handle British abuses, eventually approves Declaration of Independence. |
| Lexington and Concord | Massachusetts towns attacked by British troops looking for Patriot weapons. |
| Patriot | A supporter or participant in revolution against British rule. |
| Minutemen | A group of Massachusetts patriots, "ready in a minute". |
| "Shot heard round the world" | Nickname for the first shot that started the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord. |
| Independence | Free to make own decisions on your own authority. |
| William Franklin | Ben's son, famous loyalist. Example of how deep Americans were divided. |
