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Ch. 5 section 3
History vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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militia | a group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies |
minutemen | companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice |
Loyalist | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
Patriot | American colonists who favored American independence |
approach | move toward |
volunteer | willingly step forward |