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Revolutionary War
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| parliament | In England the highest legislature, that make laws |
| Hessians | were paid soldiers that came from German- speaking sates in the Holy Roman Empire |
| minutemen | a member of a class of American militiamen who volunteered to be ready in a minute's notice (period preceding and during the American Revolution) |
| militia | a military force raised from the colonists to supplement / help a regular army in an emergency |
| bayonete | a blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifled used to stab an opponent in hand-to-hand combat |
| Patriots | Colonists that supported the revolution and rejected British rule during the revolutionary war |
| Loyalists | colonists that remained loyal to the King and England |
| merchant | a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially dealing with foreign countries |
| debts | something, typically money, that is owed |
| tyranny | cruel or oppressive government or rule |
| treason | the crime of betraying your country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the government |
| neutralist | a person that decided not to help or support the Loyalists or the Patriots |
| representation | the act of speaking or acting on behalf someone's behalf |
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