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The Indigenous people native to Southeastern Massachusetts who assisted the early Plymouth settlers.
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A group of English Separatists who traveled on the Mayflower to establish Plymouth Colony in 1620.
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A religious group from England who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630.
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Compact An agreement signed in 1620 by Plymouth colonists establishing basic rules of self-government.
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A region settled and controlled by a country located far across the ocean.
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An American colonist who fought or argued against British rule during the Revolutionary War era.
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An American colonist who supported the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution.
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Colonial militia members trained to assemble and fight at a minute's notice.
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A group of ordinary citizens trained as soldiers to protect their local community.
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A popular nickname for British soldiers named after the color of their military uniforms.
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Act A British tax on paper items that outraged American colonists in 1765.
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A protest where people refuse to buy goods or services to make a political point.
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Massacre A 1770 conflict where British soldiers fired into an angry crowd of Boston colonists.
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Tea Party A 1773 protest in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes.
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of Liberty A political group formed in Boston to organize resistance against British taxation laws.
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and Concord Towns where the first military battles of the American Revolution were fought in 1775.
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Revere A Boston silversmith who rode through the countryside to warn that British troops were coming.
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North Church A historic Boston church where lantern signals warned colonists about British troop movements.
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Hill The site of a major early Revolutionary War battle fought near Boston in 1775.
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Mill Girls Young women who moved to textile factories in Lowell to work during the Industrial Revolution.
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Revolution A time when manufacturing shifted from handmade goods in homes to machine production in factories.
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Trail A red brick walking path through Boston connecting historic sites from early American history.
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An official title used by Massachusetts to show its government was formed for the common good.
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The industry of hunting whales for oil that was vital to coastal Massachusetts towns like New Bedford.
