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Ch. 4 Terms
U.S. History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Patriot | American colonist who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War |
| Loyalist | Colonists who sided with Great Britain in the American Revolution |
| mercenary | hired foreign soldiers |
| Minutemen | American colonial militia members who were ready to fight at a minutes notice |
| reaction | response |
| Redcoats | British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American Revolution |
| strategy | a plan of doing something wisely without what is being avoided interfering |
| Guerilla Warfare | A style of warfare |
| Traitor | a person who betrays a country (turncoat) |
| siege | military operation where a town is surrounded in order to cut off all supplies |