| A | B |
| grievance | complaint |
| mercenary | soldier for hire from another country |
| militia | army made up of citizens |
| minutemen | soldiers ready to fight in a minute's notice |
| boycott | to keep from buying something |
| revolt | to go against someone |
| traitor | one who betrays one's country |
| treason | the act of betraying country or government |
| patriot | one who loves their country-in this time wanted independence from England |
| loyalist | loyal to the king |
| petition | a document that requests something |
| unanimous | all agree on vote |
| majority | most in the group agree |
| quarter | assign lodgings |
| Parliament | Britain's law making body |
| repeal | to take back |
| delegate | represents a group |
| taxes | moneys collected by the government to pay for hospitals, roads, etc. |