patrolled A person or group, on foot or in vehicles, that guards in this way. Assembly A legislative body. barred Anything that acts as a block or barrier. massacre The killing of a large number of people or animals in a cruel and violent manner. enacted To make into a law. eliminated To get rid of or destroy. competition A business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers. resolved To deal with in a successful way; settle. deadlock A standstill or stoppage of progress on either side between equally strong or determined adversaries. Intolerable Acts The American Patriots' name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston Harbor. charter An official document given by a government or ruler to a business or other group. The charter explains the group's rights and responsibilities. commander in chief The person in charge of all the armed forces of a nation. pamphlet A thin book that has a paper cover, written to give information on some topic. Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution Word Student-Friendly Definition Patriotic Feeling or showing love for and loyalty to one's country.
patrolled A person or group, on foot or in vehicles, that guards in this way. Assembly A legislative body. barred Anything that acts as a block or barrier. massacre The killing of a large number of people or animals in a cruel and violent manner. enacted To make into a law. eliminated To get rid of or destroy. competition A business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers. resolved To deal with in a successful way; settle. deadlock A standstill or stoppage of progress on either side between equally strong or determined adversaries. Intolerable Acts The American Patriots' name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston Harbor. charter An official document given by a government or ruler to a business or other group. The charter explains the group's rights and responsibilities. commander in chief The person in charge of all the armed forces of a nation. pamphlet A thin book that has a paper cover, written to give information on some topic. Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution Word Student-Friendly Definition Patriotic Feeling or showing love for and loyalty to one's country.
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