| A | B |
|---|
| allies | helpers in times of trouble |
| blockade | the shutting off of a place by ships or troops to prevent supplies from reaching it |
| cede | to give up |
| proclamation | an official announcement |
| custom duties | charges on foreign import |
| revenue | income |
| writs of assistance | general search warrants |
| repeal | to do away with |
| boycott | refusal to buy |
| monopoly | complete control |
| minuteman | volunteers willing to fight at a minute's notice |
| patriots | strong supporters of independence |
| loyalists | colonists that did not want independence |
| mercenaries | soldiers paid to fight |
| profiteers | people who demand unfair profits for their goods |
| guerillas | soldiers that are not formally trained and used to hit and run tactics |
