| A | B |
|---|
| totem poles | large wooden carving created by indians |
| monarch | a ruler of a country |
| minuteman | militia volenters who could be ready to fight at any moments notice |
| Quarering Act | housing and feeding |
| mission | religous community often near a small town |
| Massachusetts Bay Colony | a colony founded in 1630 by puritons in the area around Massachussets Bay |
| militia | a group of civilians declared by law to be called to military |
| loyalists | colonists who sided with Great Britian |
| longitude | location east and west of the Prime Meridian |
| liberty | freedom of people to live as they choose |
| legislature | a law making body |
| latitude | location north or south of the equator |
| Iriquois League | a powerful native american confederation |
| intolerable acts | laws passed by england in 1774 to punish the colinest for boston tea party |
| stamp act | to pay tax on newspapers and legal documents |
| gentry | the highest social class in anerican colonies |
| Great awakening | movement in 1730's and 40' that was marked by renewed interests in religon |
| boycott | refusal to buy goods or have dealings with a country |
| battle of saratoga | turning point in american revolution |
| cliff dwelers | indians who built homes on the sides of cliffs |
