Rev. War Vocab

Last line of defense during the war, soldiers who are ready in an instant

• Duty

• Militia

• Military

• Minutemen

To overturn or change back

• Boycott

• Repeal

• Duty

• Grievance

Semi-trained soldiers, usually representing a single colony

• Military

• Militia

• Minutemen

• Delegates

German “soldiers-for-hire” - Mercenaries

• Delegates

• Hessians

• Militia

• Minutemen

Form of protesting that involves refusing to purchase goods or services

• Repeal

• Grievance

• Boycott

• Tyranny

Unjust rule by an absolute ruler, like King George

• Duty

• Tyranny

• Loyalist

• Duty

Colonists who sided for the American cause; Independence

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Delegate

• Hessian

Colonists who sided with England

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Delegate

• Hessian

Representative

• Duty

• Grievance

• Delegate

• Hessian

Tax

• Duty

• Grievance

• Hessian

• Tyranny