Colonial vocab~ Chapt. 1-6

Question 1

Subversion

Answer 1

Act of overthrowing or destroying

Question 2

Anglican

Answer 2

Relates to England or its people and culture

Question 3

Papist

Answer 3

Refers to a Roman Catholic

Question 4

Trainband

Answer 4

Volunteer body trained as a militia

Question 5

Cordial

Answer 5

Warm and friendly

Question 6

Principles

Answer 6

Guiding sense of proper conduct

Question 7

Bayonet

Answer 7

Dagger-like steel weapon attached to a gun for stabbing or slashing

Question 8

Idling

Answer 8

Not working or being active

Question 9

Johnny cake

Answer 9

Thin, flat cornbread

Question 10

Retaliate

Answer 10

Seek revenge

Question 11

Disarm

Answer 11

Deprive of weapons

Question 12

Muzzle

Answer 12

Mouth or barrel of a gun or pistol

Question 13

Petition

Answer 13

Formal written request addressed to authorities

Question 14

Ciphering

Answer 14

Act of calculating numerically

Question 15

Commissary

Answer 15

Store that sells food and supplies to military

Question 16

Agitators

Answer 16

Individuals who try to rouse support for a cause

Question 17

Garrison

Answer 17

Fortified place

Question 18

Loyalists

Answer 18

Colonists who remained loyal to the British government

Question 19

Tory

Answer 19

Person who supported continued allegiance to Great Britain

Question 20

Treason

Answer 20

Act of betraying one’s country

Question 21

Constitutes

Answer 21

Designated as

Question 22

Gaudy

Answer 22

Bright and showy but lacking good taste

Question 23

Hundredweight

Answer 23

Equivalent to 100 pounds

Question 24

Lascivious

Answer 24

Lustful or lewd

Question 25

Parliament

Answer 25

National legislative body of Great Britain

Question 26

Sloth

Answer 26

Laziness

Question 27

Swill

Answer 27

Garbage or table scraps

Question 28

Triumphant

Answer 28

Victorious

Question 29

Vile

Answer 29

Evil or wicked