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American Revolution
American Revolution vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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act | a law |
legislature | a law making body |
Parliament | the group of people in England who make laws |
repeal | to take away |
petition | a written request |
tyranny | unjust use of power |
persecution | the mistreatment of someone because of their beliefs |
militia | a citizen army |
minuteman | a volunteer ready to fight at a moment's notice |
boycott | to refuse to buy something |
treason | betrayal of one's country |
abolish | to get rid of |
alter | to change something |
derive | to obtain something |
guerrilla fighting | hit and run tactics |
endow | to provide something freely |
mercenary | a soldier for hire |
blockade | closing a port to prevent supplies from getting in |
preamble | the introduction to an important document |
grievance | a complaint |
consent | permission |
radical | a person wanting sudden and drastic changes in society |
nation | country |
traitor | a person who betrays his country |