Toward Independence Chapter 5 Vocabulary. repeal.

Toward Independence

Chapter 5 Vocabulary

repeal

• to take back• if a government repeals a law, it officially ends

that law

militia

• a small army of ordinary citizens

boycott

• refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting

tyranny

• cruel or unfair control over other people• cruel and unfair government• something in your life that limits your freedom

to do things the way you want to

ally (allies)

• a country that agrees to help or support another country in a war

• someone who helps and supports you when other people are trying to oppose you

Patriots (Whigs)

• colonists who wanted to separate from England

• colonists who want a self-government• colonists that violently rebelled against British

control during the American Revolution

Loyalists (Tories)

• colonists who remained loyal to the kingdom of Great Britain and the King

• colonists who wanted to remain part of England

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