| A | B |
|---|
| colonies | places taht are ruled by another country |
| House of Burgesses | a lawmaking body of Virginia |
| Parliament | England's lawmaking body |
| Sons of Liberty | colonist who protested against British taxes |
| milita | colonists ready to fight in an emergency |
| minutemen | colonists ready to fight in a minute's notice; also known as a town's militia |
| Patriots | colonists who supported the war against England and wanted independence |
| Tories/Loyalists | colonists who supported the King and England during the War of Independence |
| Act | another name for a law |
| petition | a written request signed by many people |
