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Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms related to the American Revolution and colonial responses to British actions.
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Boycott
To refuse to buy something.
First Continental Congress
A meeting of colonial representatives to write a petition to King George to remove recent acts applied to Massachusetts.
Loyalists
Those who supported the King and Parliament.
Monopoly
When no one else sells the same product.
Patriots
Those who wanted independence.
Repealed
Reversed.
Committees of Correspondence
Groups formed to facilitate communication among the colonies regarding boycotts and other actions.
Minutemen
Colonial militia members who were ready to fight at a minute's notice.
Boston Tea Party
A protest where colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to oppose British taxation.
Tea consumption calculation
If tea was .75 cents a pound and colonists consumed 6 million pounds, that totals 4.5 million dollars.