American Revolution Vocab

military force made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in emergencies

• Loyalist

• Militia

• Petition

• Repeal

to change the religious beliefs of someone

• Propaganda

• effigy

• violate

• convert

a group of Native American nations in eastern North America joined together under one general government

• Iroquois Confederacy

• rebellion

• alliance

• occupy

a partnership

• discipline

• Patriot

• alliance

• boycott

taking no side

• neutral

• violate

• approach

• preamble

to forbid or prevent

• militia

• prohibit

• commodity

• petition

incoming money from taxes or other sources

• status

• debate

• loyalist

• revenue

to disregard or go against

• rebellion

• violate

• occupy

• debate

official expression of opinion by a group

• effigy

• neutral

• minutemen

• resolution

mocking figure representing an unpopular individual

• effigy

• neutral

• alliance

• convert