| A | B |
| loyalty | faithfulness to your country |
| independence | freedom to rule yourself |
| troops | soldiers |
| military | armed forces: army & navy |
| duties | taxes on imports |
| assembly | elected colonists who make laws |
| Parliament | group in England who make laws for England & colonies |
| veto | a king or governor rejects a law |
| import | goods brought in to the country |
| export | goods sold to another country |
| treaty | an agreement to end or prevent a war |
| proclamation | an important announcement |
| smuggle | to sneak goods in illegally to avoid duties |