| A | B |
|---|
| repealed | canceled |
| Stamp Act | taxes placed on papers, magazines, and legal documents |
| Townshend Acts | taxes placed on glass, paint, and tea |
| boycott | refuse to do business with |
| minutemen | colonial soldiers who had to be ready at a minute's notice to go to battle |
| militia | volunteer soldiers, much like today's National Guard |
| traitor | someone who betrays his or her country |
| Boston Massacre | accidental killing of five colonists |
| Loyalists | people loyal to Britain |
| Patriots | people who wanted freedom for the colonists |
| Patrick Henry | Patriot known for saying, "Give me liberty or give me death." |
| Committees of Correspondence | delegates from the different colonies who agreed to send information to each other to keep all colonies informed about what was happening |
| 1st Continental Congress | meeting of delegates from the different colonies to decide how to respond to the Intolerable Acts |
| John Hancock | Patriot and large signer of the Declaration of Independece. He wanted to be sure King George could read his name on the document |
| Concord | city where colonial weapons were stored |
| Lexington | site of the first battle of the Revolutionary War |
| Thomas Gage | Loyalist and commander of all British forces in North America |
| 2nd Continental Congress | meeting of the delegates from the different colonies to decide what to do after the first battles were fought |
| Olive Branch Petition | document written to King George looking for a peaceful solution to the problems between the colonists and Britain |
| Declaration of Independce | document declaring freedom from Britain and the reasons for it |
| Paul Revere | Patriot who rode through the Boston area warning colonists that the British were coming |
| William Howe | British General and Loyalist who ran with his troops when faced by with cannons pointing at him |
| Thomas Paine | Patriot and author of "Common Sense". articles explaining why freedom was the only "sensible" solution |
