consciousness of one's own dignity. satisfaction derived from one's own achievements
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Revolution
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system, or an instance of revolving
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A commercial enterprise undertaken by two or more parties which otherwise retain their distinct identities
Joint Venture
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Salutary Neglect
of the British government under which trade regulations for the colonies were laxly enforced and imperial supervision of internal colonial affairs was loose
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Impose compulsory contribution to state revenue
Tax
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Person who supported England in the Revolutionary War
Loyalist
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Person who supported American independence from England in the Revolutionary War
Patriot
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Stamp Act
Tax on paper imposed by Britain on the colonists
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Tax on imported goods such as paper, lead, clothes, glass, tea, etc
Townshend Acts
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Boston Massacre
Deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston
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Boston Tea Party
Protest by the Sons of Liberty to target the Tea Act, where they dressed as natives and dumped the tea in the Boston harbor
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Plaws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
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Pamphlet by Thomas Paine
Common Sense
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Representation
he action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented
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To withdraw from commercial relations (refrain from buying) as a punishment or protest.
