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| ally | Someone you can count on during war. |
| apprentice | A young person who works with a tradesman while learning to do the job. |
| blockade | The use of warships to prevent other ships from entering a port. |
| broker | A person who is paid to buy and sell things for other people. |
| compromise | When each party gives up some of what he wants in order to reach an agreement. |
| constitution | A document which describes the government of a nation, state, or organization. |
| federal system | A plan of government which shares power between the national government and the various states. |
| generalization | A statement based on many examples, but not necessarily applying to every case. |
| indigo | A cash crop from which blue dye is made. |
| inflation | A period during which goods cost more and more. |
| justices | Another name for judges, often used for the Supreme Court judges. |
| legislative branch | The section of the government which creates laws. |
| executive branch | The section of the government charged with making sure laws are carried out. |
| mercenary | A soldier who is paid to fight for a country other than his own. |
| olive branch | A symbol of peace. |
| peamble | The statement which introduces a document. |
| republic | A form of government in which people elect representatives to run the country. |
| revolution | A complete change in the form of government. |
| sedition | Speaking out against the current government. |
| tariff | A tax paid on goods brought into a country. |
| subversion | Working secretly to overthrow a government. |
| dehumanization | Robbing a person of his dignity and self-worth. |
| Sam Adams | Leader of Massachusetts'Sons of Liberty who protested violently as on the night of the Boston Tea Party. |
| Benedict Arnold | General whose name has come to symbolize treason. |
| Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore | Founded Maryland as a refuge for Roman Catholics but welcomed settlers from many religions. |
| Benjamin Franklin | Philadelphia's most respected scientist, business leader, and citizen. |
| Patrick Henry | Viginian, accused of treason when he spoke against the taxes, declared "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!" |
| Thomas Jefferson | Virginian given credit for writing the Declaration of Independence. |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French nobleman who fought with the Americans during the Revolutionary War. |
| Sieur de LaSalle | Frenchman who explored the lower Mississippi and claimed its entire drainage basin for France. |
| James Madison | Virginian who argued that the country would break apart unless there was a strong national government. |
| James Oglethorpe | The proprietor of Georgia who first thought of bringing over debtors as indentured servants. |
| Thomas Paine | Patriot who encouraged revolution in his pamphlet "Common Sense". |
| William Penn | Founded Philadelphia as a Quaker settlement which welcomed those seeking religious freedom. |
| Paul Revere | Boston silversmith credited with alerting the colonists to the British invasion, calling out "The Redcoats are Coming!". |
| George Washington | Chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental Army. |
| Mercy Otis Warren | Resident of Massachusetts who was one of the first to speak out against the British taxes. |
| John Hancock | Member of the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence so flamboyantly that his name has come to mean "signature". |
| cooper | A person who makes barrels. |
| Papist | A member of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| Pilgrim | Someone who travels for religious purposes. |
