The American Revolution Word Search
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Words to find: PATRIOT, LOYALIST, MINUTEMAN, REDCOAT, COLONY, REBELLION, INDEPENDENCE, CONGRESS, DECLARATION, REVOLUTION, TREATY, PARLIAMENT.
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The American Revolution word list, defined
- PATRIOT /ˈpætriət/ (British), /ˈpeɪtriət/ (US) · noun
- A person who is strongly loyal to their country and supports its independence, government, or national interests. Related: nationalist, loyalist, country-loving citizen, devoted citizen.
- LOYALIST /ˈlɔɪəlɪst/ · noun
- A loyalist is someone who remains loyal to a government, monarch, cause, organization, or other authority, especially in opposition to rebellion or political change. Related: supporter, adherent, monarchist, royalist.
- MINUTEMAN /ˈmɪnɪtˌmæn/ · noun
- A member of one of the colonial Massachusetts militia companies organized during the American Revolution to be ready for duty at a minute's notice. The term is also used more broadly for a person or group prepared to act quickly. Related: minute man, militiaman, citizen-soldier, patriot.
- REDCOAT /ˈrɛdkoʊt/ · noun
- A British soldier, especially one serving in the red uniform associated with the British Army in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The term is also used historically for British colonial troops in North America. Related: soldier, trooper, British soldier, cavalryman.
- COLONY /ˈkɒləni/ · noun
- A country or area under the political control of a distant nation, whose settlers occupy it; more broadly, a group of people or animals of the same kind living together in one place. Related: settlement, outpost, possession, dependency.
- REBELLION /rɪˈbɛl.jən/ · noun
- An act or state of open resistance to an established authority, government, or social order. It can refer to a collective uprising, a prolonged armed conflict, or more broadly to persistent defiance of authority. Related: insurrection, uprising, revolt, mutiny.
- INDEPENDENCE /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/ · noun
- The state of being free from the control, direction, or authority of another person or institution. It may refer to personal autonomy, financial self-reliance, intellectual judgment, or a state's political sovereignty. Related: freedom, liberty, autonomy, self-determination.
- CONGRESS /ˈkɒŋɡrɛs/ · noun
- A formal meeting or conference of delegates to discuss matters of common concern; also (capitalized, in the United States) the national legislative body consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Related: assembly, conference, convention, council.
- DECLARATION /ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən/ · noun
- A formal or explicit statement or announcement, especially one made publicly, officially, or in writing. It can also refer to the act of declaring something. Related: announcement, proclamation, statement, pronouncement.
- REVOLUTION /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən/ · noun
- A fundamental and often sudden change in a political, social, or economic order, especially one that transfers power or transforms existing institutions. In physics and astronomy, the word also means a complete cycle or orbit, such as the time taken for a celestial body to return to its starting point. Related: uprising, revolt, overturn, radical change.
- TREATY /ˈtriːti/ · noun and verb
- A treaty is a formal agreement between parties, especially governments, setting out agreed terms or resolving a dispute. Less formally, it can mean any negotiated arrangement or the act of negotiating one. Related: agreement, accord, pact, convention.
- PARLIAMENT /ˈpɑːləmənt/ (British), /ˈpɑːrləmənt/ (US) · noun
- A parliament is a legislative body, especially the national legislature of a country or the members who make up that body. In British usage, Parliament may also refer to the institution or the buildings where it meets. Related: legislature, assembly, congress, parliamentary body.
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