Social Studies Chapter 9
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 neutral | not taking a side in a disagreement |
| enlist | to join |
| grievances | a complaint |
| independence | the freedom to govern on one's own |
| turning point | a single event that causes important and dramatic change |
| traitor | one who works against one's own government |
| preamble | an introduction; first part |
| regiment | a large, organized group of soldiers |
| allegiance | loyalty |
| pacifists | a believer in the peaceful settlement of differences |
| principle | a rule that is used in deciding how to behave |
| Loyalists | a person who supported the British government during the American Revolution |
| resolution | a formal statement of the feeling of a group of people about an important topic |
| negotiate | to talk with another to work out an agreement |
| Patriots | a colonist who was against British rule and supported the rebel cause in the American Colonies |
| public opinion | the point of view held by the majority of people |
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