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Unit 3 Vocabulary
Unit 3 American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Resolution | a formal statement of opinion to be voted on |
| Preamble | An introduction to a document |
| Grievance | Formal complaints about being treated unfairly |
| Morale | The overall mental or emotional state of a group |
| Desertion | Abandoning the military without permission and without returning |
| Mercenary | Soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own |
| Enlist | Voluntarily signing up for the military |
| Privateer | Armed civilian ships that were armed with permission from the government to attack enemy ships and keep their goods |
| Traitor | A person who turns against their own side in a war |
| Revolution | An uprising that overthrows an existing government a replaces it with a new one |
| Patriot | Colonists who were in support of independence |
| Loyalist | Colonists who supported Great Britain and were against independence |