Ch 5The American Revolution

debt•To owe money

congress•A formal meeting

repeal•To cancel

effigy•A life size puppet

boycotts•When people

act together and refuse to use or buy something

tariff•A tax

massacre•When many people are killed

quarter•When

colonists had to give food or shelter to British troops

martial law•To be

controlled by the military and not your own people

Patriots•People who strongly opposed the British

Loyalists•People who were loyal to the British

neutral•People who were not picking a side

militia•A volunteer army

Continental Army•An army of

paid soldiers led by George Washington

petition•A written request for rights or benefits

independence•Freedom from rule by others

rights•Freedoms that cannot be taken away

treason•A crime of

fighting against a person’s home country

Mercenaries •Soldiers

who are paid to fight for another country

retreat•To move away from the enemy

morale•Spirits or mood

enlisted•To sign up for armed services for only a short time

alliance•A formal

agreement of friendship between countries

strategy•A plan

peninsula•Land surrounded by water on 3 sides

negotiate•To reach an agreement

Treaty of Paris• This officially

ended the Revolutionary War for American Independence