| A | B |
|---|
| Debt | money owed |
| Congress | a formal meeting or law making body |
| Repeal | cancel |
| Effigy | life sized puppet |
| Boycotts | people refuse to use or buy something |
| Tariff | tax |
| Massacre | the killing of many people |
| Quarter | give food and shelter to |
| Martial law | to be controlled by the military |
| Patriots | colonists who strongly opposed Britain’s actions |
| Loyalists | colonists still loyal to the British |
| Neutral | to be undecided or not take sides |
| Militia | a volunteer army |
| Continental Army | an army of paid soldiers from the colonies |
| Petition | a written request for rights or benefits |
| Independence | freedom from rule by others |
| Rights | freedoms |
| Treason | the crime of fighting against one’s own country |
| Mercenaries | soldiers who are paid to fight for another country |
| Retreat | to move away from the enemy |
| Morale | spirits |
| Enlisted | signed up for the armed services |
| Alliance | a formal agreement of friendship between countries |
| Strategy | plan |
| Peninsula | a piece of land nearly surrounded by water |
| Negotiate | reach an agreement on |
| Treaty of Paris | officially ended the American Revolution |
