Vocabulary quiz My Brother Sam is Dead

What is it called when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods?

• depreciate

• subversion

• speculation

• inflation

What is a patriot?

• a civilian ready to fight with only one minute's notice

• a person who is loyal to the government, especially in times of revolt

• a person who loves and support his or her own country

• a colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain

Which vocabulary word best represents the image?

• vile

• precarious

• duty

• revenue

Which vocabulary word best represents the image?

• precarious

• commission

• plunder

• duty

A synonym for tax is:

• revenue

• lucrative

• cede

• duty

What is the word that describes an official certification granting a commanding rank in the armed forces? It's like a promotion.

• commission

• mercenary

• boycott

• ambush

Complete this sentence: The _________was paid more than $800 to fight in the war.

• seine

• preamble

• mercenary

• apprentice

Complete this sentence: The __________ of the Continental Army had a serious need for uniforms

• charters

• apprentices

• indentured servents

• minutemen

What are you doing if you are mistreating someone because of their beliefs?

• You are persecuting them

• You are pacifying them

• You are proclaiming them

• You are speculating them

What is the word that describes buying land or anything else in the hope of profiting by an expected rise in price?

• Lucrative

• Inflation

• Speculation

• Subversion