Vocabulary: Revolutionary War
Blockade
alliance
Mercenary
inflation
independence
interdependence
To use warships to prevent cruelty and injustice in the
other ships from entering exercise of power or
or leaving a harbor
authority over others;
abuse of authority; rule by
an absolute ruler
A formal agreement
A colonist who was against
among groups or
British rule and supported
individuals
the rebel cause in the
American colonies
A soldier who serves for
The act of working against
pay in the military of a
one’s own country, family,
foreign nation
group, or government
An economic condition
A sudden complete change,
which results in an
such as an overthrow of an
increase in the price of
established government
goods
The freedom to govern on A long range plan made to
one’s own
reach one’s goal
Groups of individuals who
A person who remained
rely on each other
loyal to the British king
tyranny
patriot
treason
revolution
strategy
loyalist