| A | B |
| assembly | people who gather to write laws for a government or organization |
| boycott | to protest something by refusing to buy, use, or participate |
| convoy | a group of ships traveling together for safety |
| declaration | an official statement of something |
| export | to send out a product to another country to be sold |
| fleet | a group of military ships that sail under the same commander |
| fortify | to make a place safe from attack by building defenses |
| import | to bring in a product from another country to be sold |
| intolerable | too painful or hard to be accepted |
| levy | to use legal authority to demand and collect a fine or tax |
| liberty | freedom |
| militia | ordinary people trained to be soldiers but who are not part of the full-time military |
| neutral | not supporting either side of an argument, fight, or war |
| patriot | a person who supports and defends his or her country |
| proclamation | a public announcement made by a person or government |
| rebel | a person who fights against a government |
| regiment | a military unit formed by multiple groups of soldiers |
| repeal | to undo or withdraw a law |
| retreat | to move back from danger |
| revolutionary | leading to, or relating to, a complete change |
| score | another term for 20; a group of 20 things |
| surrender | to give up; quit |
| tax | money a government charges for goods and services it provides to the people |
| traitor | someone who betrays his or her country or government |