Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Vocab katie's trunk

Vocabulary from Katie’s Trunk and Social Studies Book

1. arming- to give weapons to

2. drilling – practicing (for battle)

3. fierce - violent, wild

4. just- honorable and fair

5. kin - people related by blood or marriage (family)

6. peered – to look at with intensity

7. rebels – people who resist authority (those people in the colonies who were against British rule)

8. skirmish - a small fight

9. skittish – nervous, jumpy

10. arms - weapons

11. green - a grassy area, often in the center of town

12. Tory -a person who was loyal to the British during the American Revolution (they were also called loyalists)

13. Whig- a person who was supportive of the American Revolution and wanted the American Colonies independent from England (they were also called rebels, revolutionaries and patriots)

14. dissent- to disagree with (often disagreeing with the majority)

15. consent - to agree with or approve

16. sedition- to encourage discontent or rebellion against a government

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