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B&D SOCIAL STUDIES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Loyalist | Was someone who was still loyal to the king. |
| neutral | Means to not take sides. |
| inflation | A rise in the prices of goods. |
| retreat | Means to move away from the enemy. |
| mercenary | Is a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign country. |
| victory | Is the defeat of an enemy. |
| strategy | Is a plan of action. |
| traitor | Is someone who is not loyal. |
| surrender | Means to give up. |
| Independence | means freedom from being ruled by someone else. |
| Declaration | means a statement that declares or announces an idea. |
| Rights | are freedom that are protected by a government's laws. |
| Treason | the crime of fighting against one's own government. |
| Joseph Brant | in 1775 Brant went to Britain and met King George. |
| King George III | was the king of Britain. |
| Thomas Paine | used the written word to argue for independence. |
| George Washington | Was the first president of united states. |
| Benjamin Franklin | He was there when the Declaration of independence. |
| John Adams | Argued strongly for independence. |
| Patrick Henry | Bold, persuasive speeches by Patrick Henry moved colonists toward independence. |