| A | B |
|---|
| vaquero | the spanish word meaning cowboy |
| coreur du bois | a French colonist who trapped without permission from the French government |
| voyaguer | French fur trader |
| el camino real | route from the southwest into Mexico traveled by missionaries |
| mission | set up to convert Native Americans to Christianity |
| militia | the military forces in the colonies |
| tariff | taxes paid on goods |
| royal governor | a leader chosen by the King of England to enforce English rules in the colonies |
| town meeting | the first form of self government in the colonies |
| delegate | an elected member to the colonial assembly |
| liberty | to the colonists it meant freedom to govern themselves |
| rebel | refuse to obey those in charge |
| treason | betrayal of one's country by giving help to one of its enemies |
| repeal | to withdraw or cancel |
| boycott | to refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, country, or product |
| petition | a written request signed by many people |
