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American Revolution
American Revolution vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |