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