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RevolutionaryWar
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprentice | to learn a skill from a master crastsmen |
| naval stores | products made from pine trees |
| independence | political or economic freedom |
| liberty boys | group of georgia boys who came together to protest the stamp act |
| tories/loyalists | people who were loyal to great britain during the revolution |
| patriots | people who wanted american independence |
| the sons of liberty | massachusets group who protested British rule of the colonies |
| minutemen | militia who could be ready to fight in a minutes notice |
| continentals | George Washington's army during the revolution |
| assets | strengths |
| liabilities | weaknesses |
| bayonet | knife attachment for a gun |
| skivered | to be gutted from stomach to throat |
| hessians | german soldiers for hire |
| blockade | to block of an area so traffic can't enter or exit |
| boycott | refuse to buy something |
| repeal | to cancel |
| writ of assistance | document that allowed British soldiers to inspect a ship's cargo without giving a reason |