| A | B |
|---|
| Patriot | colonists who supported independence |
| Loyalist | people who remained loyal to the king |
| neutral | not choosing sides |
| inflation | a rise in the price of all goods |
| profiteering | charging extra-high prices for their crops or goods |
| veteran | a person who has served in the military |
| enlist | sign up |
| mercenary | hired soldier |
| campaign | a series of military actions carried out for a certain goal |
| turning point | an event that causes an important change |
| negotiate | to try to reach an agreement among different people |
| civilian | people not in the military |
| traitor | someone who acts against his or her country |
| abolitionist | person against slavery |
| abolish | to end |
| territory | land that belongs to a nation but is not a state |
| ordinance | set of laws |
