| A | B |
|---|
| militia | A military force made up of volunteers |
| rebel | to refuse to obey those in charge because of different ideas about what is right |
| repeal | to cancel or take back |
| liberty | freedom |
| boycott | to refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, or country |
| First Continental Congress | a meeting of delgates to decide on a plan to oppose the Intolerable Acts |
| American Revolution | the war between the colonists and the British |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | a famous battle between the British and minutemen at the beginning of the revolution |
| Boston Tea Party | a protest in which colonists dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor |
| Townshend Acts | laws that made colonists pay taxes on everyday items imported from Britain |
| Intolerable Acts | the reaction of the British Parliament to the Boston Tea Party |
| Sons of Liberty | groups of colonists who organized protests against the British government |
| town meeting | a group of people who gather to solve local problems |
| treason | the betrayal of one's own country by giving help to an enemy |
| Stamp Act | one of the Britishlaws placing taxes on the colonies |
| minutemen | trained soldiers ready to defend the colonies at a minute's notice |
| assembly | a law-making body |
| delegate | a member of an assembly |
| petition | a written request signed by many people |
| Committeess of Correspondence | committees formed by the colonies to inform each other about important events |
