American Revolution Vocabulary

To refuse to participate in or buy something until certain conditions are met.

A colonist who supported independence from England during the American Revolution period.

A colonist who sided with the British during the American Revolution period.

Hit and run ambush style of fighting a war

A formal request

Groups of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight in a minute’s notice.

A privately owned ship that has been granted permission by a wartime government to attack enemy ships.

Paid soldier who serves in the army of a foreign country.

Backcountry resident of NC who protested the corruption of backcountry officials.

Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion.