| Term | Definition |
|---|
| revenue | incoming money |
| militia | a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies |
| petition | a formal request |
| minute men | Civilians who are ready to fight at a minutes notice |
| boycott | to refuse to buy items from a particular country |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| resolution | a formal expression of opinion |
| propaganda | information intended to influence opinion |
| patriot | colonists who wanted American independence during the American revolution |
| loyalist | colonists who choose to side with Britain during the American revolution |
| preamble | A documents introductory text. |
| neutral | taking no side in a conflict |
| mercenary | paid soldier who serves in the army of a foreign country |
| recruit | to enlist soldiers in the army |
| desert | to leave without permission |
| blockade | to close off a country's port |
| Ratify | to give official approval |
| ambush | a surprise attack |
| inflation | a continuous rise in the price if goods and services |
| privateer | armed private ship |
| 1776 | Washington's troops crossed the Delaware river to take Trenton , New Jersey, in an ambush |
| 1777 | The Patriots defeat the british at the battle of Saratoga |
| 1783 | The treaty of paris was signed |
| 1780 | Cornwallis Surrenders |
| 1781 | Washington finds out that admiral Francois de Grasse is heading toward Chesapeake Bay Washington secretly leads his troops south to Yorktown. |
| 1781 | At Yorktown there were 14000 American and French troops that trapped Cornwallis's 7500 british and hessian troops. |
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