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Shays Rebellion Read
Daniel Shays - American Profiles passage - USH
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| inflation | a general increase in prices and a fall in the purchasing power of money |
| epidemic | a widespread occurrence of a disease; widespread, wide-ranging |
| foreclosures | the process of taking possession of a mortgaged property as a result of the mortgagor's failure to make payments |
| arsenal | a collection of weapons and military equipment or a place where they are stored |
| treason | the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the leader or overthrow the government |
| grievance | a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint; a feeling of resentment over something believed to be wrong or unfair |
| gallant | brave; heroic |
| obscurity | the state of being unknown or unimportant |