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SocStuCh8-5thgrade
5th grade Social Studies Ch 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| independence | freedom from being ruled by someone else |
| declaration | a statement that declares, or announces, an idea |
| rights | freedoms that are protected by a government's laws |
| treason | the crime of fighting against ones own government |
| Loyalist | someone who was still loyal to the King |
| neutral | not to take sides |
| inflation | a rise in the prices of goods |
| retreat | to move away from the enemy |
| mercenary | a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign country |
| victory | the defeat of an enemy |
| battle map | uses symbols to show how a battle was fought |
| strategy | a plan of action |
| traitor | someone who is not loyal |
| surrender | to give up |