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Glossary [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z] A Ammunition - Bullets, cannon balls, and any other objects that can be fired from guns.
B Boycott - A refusal as part of an organized group to buy from, or deal with a store, company, person, or nation
C Celebrity - A person made famous by action or reputation Conspire - To plan together secretly to do something (wrong)
E Enlisted - To sign up for; to agree to serve
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H Heroism - The act of being brave; courage
I Impending - Something about to happen Incidents - Events; stories; situations Inferior - Lower in rank or value
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L Linen - Cloth made of flax Loyalists - People who remained loyal to the British government during the American Revolution
M Manufactured - To create a product from raw material(s) such as cloth, wood, metal, etc. Matross - A soldier in the artillery who swabbed, loaded, and fired a cannon Militia - A group of able-bodied male citizens called to fight only in emergencies Monarchy - Government that is headed by a king or queen Musket - A type of gun with a long barrel used before the invention of the rifle
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P Patriotism - Love or support for one's country Patriots - People who loved, supported, and defended their land and fought for their rights to become an independent country Pension - A sum of money given to people after they retire from service at any profession Petitioned - To request formally in an oral or written form Plantation - Several fields that are under cultivation; A large plot of land owned and cultivated by a family
Q Quaker - Member of the Society of Friends; believed in neutrality in war
R Rations - A fixed portion of food allotted to a person in times when supplies are low Redcoats - The British soldiers during the American Revolution Responsibilities - Duties; roles that a person is required to fill Retaliate - Punishment in kind; to return an injury, wrong for one given Revolution - A complete change in government or rule
S Satirized - To exaggerate or poke fun at; to attack the weakness or mistakes of people Slave - A person who works for another for no pay; one who is not free Spy - A person who obtains secret information from the enemy, usually in disguise Station - A place where one is located or sent to Suspicious - Suspect of doing wrong; distrustful
T Tories - Political party that believed that the king should keep firm control of the colonies
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W Whigs - English political party that mostly believed that the colonials should be allowed to govern themselves.
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