boycott -- to stop buying something specifically to make a point
intolerable -- impossible to tolerate, unbearable
lease -- a rental contract
quartering -- providing housing for soldiers
Regulators -- a group of Scots Irish men who wanted to separate from North Carolina
riot -- a violent protest
shoal -- a shallow and often dangerous section of a body of water
tax -- money people pay to the goverment
American Revolution -- the war in which American colonists fought for independence from Great Britain
betray -- to be disloyal
delegate -- a person chosen to act for others
grievance -- a complaint against an unjust or unfair act
independent -- not ruled by anyone else
Loyalist -- a colonist who was loyal to Great Britain and did not support the American Revolution
minutemen -- colonial soldiers who were ready to fight at a moment's notice
Patriot -- a person who wanted the colonies to be free from British rule
revolution -- a time when a group overthrows and replaces its government
traitor -- a person who commits treason by betraying his country
tyranny -- the cruel use of power
station -- a fort built by early settlers
surrender -- to give up
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