Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Vocabulary List- January 25-29

American Revolution Vocabulary Words #3
Social Studies Textbook- Chapter 8, Lessons 1/3


1. independence- freedom from being ruled by someone else
2. declaration- a statement that declares, or announces, an idea
3. rights- freedoms that are protected by a government's laws
4. treason- the crime of fighting against one's own government
5. retreat- to move away from the enemy
6. mercenary- a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign country
7. victory- the defeat of an enemy

*Quiz to be taken on Friday, January 29.

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