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Module 3 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| revolution | the act of removing a government and replacing it with a different one |
| convinced | confident about a thought or belief |
| perspectives | views; the way something is seen |
| massacre | a violent killing of many people |
| firsthand | from the original source; direct |
| liberty | freedom |
| secondhand | not from the original source; indirect |
| Independence | freedom from being controlled; self-sufficiency |
| propaganda | information used to try to persuade someone to be for or against an idea or person |
| rebellion | uprising |
| diversity | variety |
| defiance | disobedience |
| Patriots | the colonists who wanted to be separate from England |
| Loyalists | the colonists who were loyal to England |
| theme | a central message an author or artist is telling or showing |
| patriotism | having pride in one’s country |
| settlement | a place where a group of people moved to |
| frontier | uncharted territory, full of new opportunity |
| captives | people being held as prisoners |
| defend | to stand up for something |
| American spirit | the courage and determination to fight for one’s beliefs; great heart |
| intelligence | information; the act of gathering information |
| communication | how information is transferred |
| resilience | being able to recover |
| composition | the arrangement of elements in a work of art |