Revolutionary War
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BROADSIDE
A large sheet of paper used to advertise, announce,or offer opinions
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LOYALIST/TORY
An American who did not supported the revolution and was loyal or Britain
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PATRIOT
An American who supported the revolution sometimes they were called wigs
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SMALLPOX
A deadly and very contagious measles like disease which called or scarred many people
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Continental
A soldier of the American army or the worthless paper money the Continel congress used for money worth nothing hence the phrase “not worth a continental “”
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Continental congress
The legislative body of the colonies they agreed to publish the Declaration of Independence
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Militia
Citizen soldiers that go to War in emergencies to defend their home or town not many milita were trained these men made up most of the Continental Army
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Minute men
Colonial soldiers to agreed to fight the British at a minutes notice they were the backbone of the Continental Army most of them were from New England
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Mob
And undisciplined group of protesters who often took the law into their own hands
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Parliament
Official governing body of Great Britain made up of the house of lords in the house of commons
Privateer
Small privately owned merchant ships fitted with the weaponry and pirated British cargo or supply ships
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Red coats
American slang term for the British soldiers since their uniforms were bright red
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Sons of liberty
Secret group of radicals formed by Samuel Adams to protest British taxes and goods
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Strategy
The arches military command to asked to plan an overall plan of how to deploy troops anywhere to deploy Chiefs are parts of strategic
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The shot heard around the world
Famous phrase from Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson‘s poem about the first shot of the revolutionary war of Lexington and Concord Massachusetts on April 19, 1775
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Declaration of Independence
The formal statement that declared the United states free of Great Britain. It was written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the 2nd Continental Congress on July 4 , 1776
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Delegate
A person authorized or sent as a representative of others such as the delegates of the 2nd continental Congress
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Diplomacy
The artful handling of international relations, a skill necessary to negotiate treaties.
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Indentured Servant
A person, who in exchange for free passage to the American Colonies , worked for a master for a period of 4 to 7 years. Many Americans who came to the Colonies were indentured servants.
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Traitor
A person who betrays his or her country such as Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War.
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Tricorn
Three sided hat of both civilian and Military fashion during the Revolutionary War.
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Tyranny
An
Oppressive or unjust ruler ruled by a tyrant, or absolute ruler. Americans believed parliament and King George were tyrants.
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