Quizlet Chapter 5 Vocab

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  1. boycott: to refuse to buy, sell or use
  2. Continental Army: The official army of the colonies, created by second continental congress and led by George Washington
  3. Declaration of Rights: a document written by the First Continental Congress that stated the main concerns and wishes of the colonies
  4. Declartion of Independence: A document officially declaring that the American colonies were breaking away from Great Britain to form a new nation
  5. delegate: representive
  6. import: to bring in from another country to sell
  7. Loyalist: A person who supported the British during the American Revolution
  8. Minutemen: Member of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight in sixty seconds
  9. Parliament: Great Britain's law making body
  10. Patriot: A person who supported the colonists during the American Revolution
  11. Primary Sources: eyewitness accounts of history. They include letters, diaries, speeches, and interviews.
  12. quartering act: an act passed by the British that allowed British troops to live in the homes of the colonists
  13. repeal: to withdraw
  14. secondary sources: are second hand accounts of history. Writers of secondary sources collect information about a person, place or event from other sources.
  15. Stamp Act: A tax that the British Pariliament placed on newspapers and official documents sold in the American Colonies
  16. Tax: Money that a government regulary collects from its people
  17. Townshend Acts: A tax that the British Parliament placed on leads, glass, paint and tea
  18. Treason: Betrayal of one's country or ruler