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Unit 3 Vocabulary
American Revolution
Term | Definition |
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boycott | To refuse to use or buy something |
congress | A formal meeting; a lawmaking body |
Continental Army | An army of paid soldiers from the thirteen colonies. |
debt | money owed |
independence | freedom from rule by others |
Loyalist | an American colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain |
massacre | the killing of many people |
militia | a volunteer army |
Patriot | an American colonist who strongly opposed British rule |
quarter | to provide lodging or shelter for a person |
repeal | to cancel or end something |
retreat | to move away from an enemy |
tariff | a tax on imports |
treason | the crime of betraying one’s country |
Treaty of Paris | A formal agreement between the United States and Great Britain in which Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country. |