| A | B |
|---|
| American Revolution | a war between the British and the American colonists |
| colonies | places that are settled at a distance from the country that governs them |
| taxes | money that must be paid to the government |
| traitor | someone who betrays their country |
| liberty | freedom |
| Tories, Loyalists | people who stayed loyal to Britian |
| militia | volunteer part-time soldiers |
| Lobsterback, Redcoat | a British soldier |
| Patriot | American colonists who supported freedom |
| boycott | to refuse to do bussiness or buy from a country or business |
| allies | people who unite or fight on the same side |
| delegate | a representative |
| minutemen | a colonist ready to fight at a minutes notice |
| repeal | to cancel a law |
| treaty | an agreement between governments |
| smuggle | to sneak things in or out of a country |
| Brown Bess | nickname for a musket |
| Committees of Correspondence | groups formed to spread information quickly |
