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Treason is the crime of betraying one's country in a way that is dangerous to national security

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King George III was the king of Great Britain amd Ireland from 1760 to 1820. When the Declaration of independence was written, George didn't care. British officals were sent to collect taxes from the new world. In 1783, after the American Revolution, Britain surrended, giving the colonies independence

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Tax is a required payment to the goverment at regular intervals

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The Declaration and Resolves was a document issued in 1774 by the First Continental Congress, a meeting of representatives from 12 to 13 colonies

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Sons of Liberty were groups of American colonists that formed in summer of 1775 to protest British tax pol

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Daughters of Liberty was the name used for groups of women who supported the boycotts and found or made substitutes for British goods

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Redcoats was the term that American colonists used furing the American Revolution to refer to the soldiers in the British army

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The first Congress was called in 1764 to address colonial dissatisfaction with the way Britain was overseeing the colonies. The second one was called in 1775 because of fighting in Massachusetts

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Patriot is the term used to describe supporters of independence during the American Revolution

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The Continental Army was a consistently outmanned and outgunned. Congress was unable to providefor the army's needs: food, shoes, guns, ammunition- just about everything an army needs to fight

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Minute Men is a term used for men who fought in the colonial militia and agreed to be ready at "a moments minute" warning

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Boycotting means to protest unfair practices. The would refuse to buy, sell or trade goods

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A militia is a group of citizens who are given limited training to fight in thr military in case of an emergency

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A blockade is an act of war. Ships, troops or aircraft may be used toto prevent people, supplies or other materials from entering or exiting the country

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Loyalists were colonists who remained loyal to Gret Britain during the American Revolution. About 1/3 of the people living jn British colonies were loyalists

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The American Revolution was the war that transformed America from a group of colonies under the control of the British throne to an independent self governing nation