American Revolution Vocabulary 1

What does the word liberty mean?

• It is another word for library.

• Freedom

• fabrication

• literature

What does the word repeal mean?

• to undo

• to withdraw a law

• to repeat

• to make a law

What is a musket?

• a water mammal

• a long, heavy gun

• a gun that is loaded at the muzzle

• a sharp knife

What does the word engraving mean?

• a design or lettering made by cutting into a surface

• typing a message

• decoding a message

• using a telegraph

What is a patriot?

• an enemy

• a person who supports the enemy

• a person who supports or defends his country

• a kind of potato

What does the word conflict mean?

• war

• battle

• argument

• a friend

What is tax?

• money a government charges for services

• an allowance

• a paycheck

• a fee to get into Six Flags

What is an assembly?

• people who gather to write laws for a govenment

• computer session

• ACAP planning

• ball game

What is a petition?

• a test

• a computer session

• a document people sign to show their agreement or disagreement with something

• a dog

What is a militia?

• ordinary people trained to be soldiers

• the army

• the navy

• women nurses