Vocabulary: American Revolutionary War Unit Study

Vocabulary:

1. revolution - a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system
2. tax - impose a tax on (someone or something)
3. representation - a action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone
4. petition - make or present a formal request to (an authority) with respect to a particular cause
5. patriot - a person who strongly supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies
6. boycott - to join with others in refusing to deal with a person, organization, or country usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of terms
7. liberty - the condition of those who are free and independent
8. parliament - the supreme legislative body of various political units in the United Kingdom
9. import - to bring (goods or services) into a country from another country usually for selling
10. treason - the crime of betraying one's contry
11. massacre - deliberately and violently kill (a number of people)
12. quarters - rooms or lodging, esp. those provided to servicemen or to staff in domestic service
13. Patriot (or Whig) - American colonist who supported the American Revolution
14. Loyalist - a colonist of the American Revolution period who supported the British cause
15. Tory - An American colonist who supported the British side during the American Revolution
16. delegate - a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference
17. cargo - goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle
18. barracks - a building or group of buildings in which soldiers live
19. independent - free from outside control; not depending on another's authority
20. declaration - a formal announcement of the beginning of a state or condition
21. freedom - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without restriction or limitation
22. committee - board or council
23. traitor - a person who betrays a friend, country, or principal
24. sympathizer - agreeing with a sentiment or opinion
25. legislative - having the power to make laws
26. orator - a public speaker, esp. one who is persuasive and skilled
27. company - a body of soldiers, typically commanded by a major or captain
28. platoon - part of a military company consisting of two or more squads
29. sentry - a soldier standing guard at a point of passage
30. resolution - the action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter
31. monarchy - absolute rule of a country by a single person, such as a king
32. republic - when a country is run by the people and their representatives and have an elected president rather than a king