| A | B |
|---|
| militia | a group organized for military service |
| monopoly | when one company owns a large part of the market on a product |
| tyranny | a government with a ruler who is often cruel |
| democracy | a government where the people have the power |
| Committee of Correspondence | group responsible for helping the colonies communicate with each other |
| guerrilla warfare | fighting tactics learned from the Indians |
| Common Sense | Thomas Paine's pamphlet urging colonists to seek independence |
| The Crisis | Thomas Paine's pamphlet informing colonists of the horrid conditions the soldiers suffered |
| redoubt | a temporary fort |
| calvary | soldiers on horseback |
| artillery | guns, cannons, etc. |
| grapeshot | a group of small projectiles fired from a cannon |
| bayonet | a pointed instrument on end of a rifle or musket |
| blockade | to prevent progress |
