For the test rev war Flashcards
Militia
Small army of ordinary citizens
Rebel
a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.
Repeal
To take back or to cancel a new law
Liberty
To have freedom of speech and religion and citizens
Boycott
withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
Loyalist
People in the American colonies who wanted the colonies to remain under the kings rule.
Neutralist
American colonist who did not pick either side the loyalist or patriot to fight for independence.
Patriots
People in the American colonies who wanted the colonies to break away from Great Britain
Traitor
A person guilty of acting against his or her own country
The first continental Congress
A meaning include most all of the colonists on the North American continent
American revolution
Revolution war