| Term | Definition |
| minutemen | Member of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight in sixty seconds |
| traitor | a person who betrays another |
| repeal | the act of abrogating |
| allies | an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy |
| militia | civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army |
| patriots | a colonist who is oppusite to british rule |
| loyalists | Americans that feared revolution & supported the british |
| rebel | a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) |