Post on 09-Feb-2017
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Revolutionary War
Vocabulary
To refuse to buy items from a particular country or business
Ideas or information designed to be spread to influence opinion
President Bush Kills Big Bird in Bitter Budget Fight
What root word do you see in loyalist?
Colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain
Another name for a loyalist. Was used in an angry or negative way.
Colonists who were determined to fight the British for their freedom
a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power.
a complaint or resentment, as against an unjust or unfair act: to have a grievance against someone
Taking no side in a conflict
Some of the Indians remained neutral in the Revolutionary War
The green areas of the map show the countries who are neutral in the Iraq War.
Paid soldier who serves in the army of a foreign country
To enlist soldiers in the army
Soldier who runs away from battle and war
Cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close a country’s port
A surprise attack
To give official approval to
Agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants.
Describe a time you had to compromise with someone in your family. What did you have to change or give up? What did the other person have to change or give up?