American Revolution Vocabulary

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To refuse to participate in or buy something until certain conditions are met.

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Boycott

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A colonist who supported independence from England during the American Revolution period.

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Patriot

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A colonist who sided with the British during the American Revolution period.

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Loyalist

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Hit and run ambush style of fighting a war

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Guerrilla warfare

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A formal request

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Petition

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Groups of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight in a minute’s notice.

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Minutemen

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A privately owned ship that has been granted permission by a wartime government to attack enemy ships.

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Privateer

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Paid soldier who serves in the army of a foreign country.

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Mercenary

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Backcountry resident of NC who protested the corruption of backcountry officials.

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Regulator

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Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion.

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Propaganda