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Unit 4 Vocab
Independence and Revolution Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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resolution | formal statement or opinion of policy |
preamble | introduction to a declaration, constitution, or other official document |
grievances | formal complaints |
alliance | agreement between nations or groups to aid and support one another |
cavalry | units of troops on horseback |
continentals | paper money printed during the American Revolution, also a term the British used to refer to the people living in the American colonies |
privateers | armed civilian ships that had the government's permission to attack enemy ships and keep the goods seized. |
guerillas | fighters who work as part of a small band to make hit-and-run attacks |
traitor | person who betrays his or her country or cause and helps the other side |
confine | to keep within certain limits, shut in, contain |