Social Studies American Revolution
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gerdinn on January 5, 2011
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7th Grade Social Studies of I.S. 25
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 thomas paine | American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809) |
| committee of correspondence | colonial organization organized in 1770 to spread news of Great Britain's actions and acts throughout the colonies |
| tea act | Law passed by parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies - undermining colonial tea merchants; led to the Boston Tea Party |
| patriot | A person who supported the colonists during the American Revolution |
| paul revere | American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818) |
| loyalist | A person who supported the British during the American Revolution |
| committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas through the colonies |
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