| A | B |
| foe | enemy |
| revolution | complete overthrow of a government |
| Revolutionary War | war from 1775 - 1783 by which the 13 colonies won independence from England |
| Tory | an American who favored British rule over the colonies at the time of the Revolutionary War |
| Hessian | a German soldier hired by England to fight against the Americans during the Revolutionary War |
| mercenary | soldier serving for pay in a foreign army |
| rebel | person who fights against authority |
| eerie | causing fear because of strangeness |
| bayonet | knife attached to the muzzle of a rifle |
| grimace | a twisting of the face |