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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