Ch 5 The American Revolution. debt To owe money congress A formal meeting.
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Ch 5The American Revolution
debt•To owe money
congress•A formal meeting
repeal•To cancel
effigy•A life size puppet
boycotts•When people
act together and refuse to use or buy something
tariff•A tax
massacre•When many people are killed
quarter•When
colonists had to give food or shelter to British troops
martial law•To be
controlled by the military and not your own people
Patriots•People who strongly opposed the British
Loyalists•People who were loyal to the British
neutral•People who were not picking a side
militia•A volunteer army
Continental Army•An army of
paid soldiers led by George Washington
petition•A written request for rights or benefits
independence•Freedom from rule by others
rights•Freedoms that cannot be taken away
treason•A crime of
fighting against a person’s home country
Mercenaries •Soldiers
who are paid to fight for another country
retreat•To move away from the enemy
morale•Spirits or mood
enlisted•To sign up for armed services for only a short time
alliance•A formal
agreement of friendship between countries
strategy•A plan
peninsula•Land surrounded by water on 3 sides
negotiate•To reach an agreement
Treaty of Paris• This officially
ended the Revolutionary War for American Independence
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