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committees formed by the colonies to inform each other about important events
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a meeting of colonial delegates to decide on a plan to oppose the Intolerable Acts
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the war between the colonies and the British
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a famous battle between the British and minutemen at the beginning of the revolution
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a protest formed by the colonies dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
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laws that made colonists pay taxes on everyday items imported from Britain
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groups of colonists who organized protests against the British government
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trained soldiers ready to defend the colonies at a minute's notice
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a member of an assembly
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a law-making body
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one of the first British laws placing taxes on the colonies
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a written request signed by many people
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the betrayal of one's country by giving help to an enemy
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freedom
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to cancel or take back
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to refuse to obey those in charge because of different ideas about what is right
