Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies

a formal request for government action

Colonists who wanted independence from Britain

hired soldiers

to enlist in the military

The use of troops or ships to prevent commercial traffic from entering or leaving a city or region

private ships hired by a country to attack its enemies

type of fighting in which soldiers use swift hit-and-run attacks against the enemy

a surprise attack

a joining together for some common purpose

income

Member of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight in sixty seconds

Not favoring either side

Americans who supported the British

refuse to buy

British soldiers

An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies

An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought