The Struggle for Freedom (1754-1783)

a nation that joins another for the same cause

• cede

• ally

• militia

• Loyalist

to cede

• to fight till the end

• to surrender something

• to end

• to publicly declare

an official government announcement

• representative

• declaration

• proclamation

• revolution

representative

• a person selected to act for others

• a person born to lead others

• a person bound by duty

• a person who volunteered to serve the public

to repeal

• to end

• to support

• to give up

• to question

declaration

• a public statement

• a common opinion

• an unwanted idea

• a popular opinion

a sudden, complete change of government

• rebellion

• protest

• revolution

• war

an army of citizens used in emergencies

• army

• navy

• military

• militia

an action to keep supplies from getting into or out of an area

• neutral

• proclamation

• blockade

• demonstration

a colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain

• revolutionary

• Loyalist

• patriot

• independent