| A | B |
|---|
| massacre | when lots of defenseless people are killed |
| propaganda | information chosen in order to change what people think |
| Patriot | an American colonist who didn't like the British |
| Loyalist | an American colonist who did what the British wanted |
| committee of correspondence | groups of people who shared information about what the British were doing and what they should do about it |
| militia | an army made up of ordinary people and not soldiers |
| Minutemen | a member of the American militia who was prepared to fight at a minute's notice |
| delegate | one person who was picked to to speak or act for many people |
| casualty | a person killed,wounded, or lost in abattleor war |
| peninsula | a piece of land that sticks out into the water but is connected to the land. (Florida) |
| fortify | to make a place hard to attack by making it more like a fort. |
| petition | a written request signed by many people to give to the government. |
| declaration | something a person or groupwrites or speaks to make themselves clear. A statement. |
| treason | a revolt against your own government. |
