Vocabulary – Samuel Elbert
Conservative
Adjective
in favor of preserving the status quo and traditional values and customs, and against abrupt change
Security
Noun
the state or feeling of being safe and protected
Revolution
Noun
the overthrow of a ruler or political system
Fervor
Noun
Intensity, passionate
Militia
Noun
An army of soldiers who are regular citizens
Tensions
Noun
Uneasy feelings, a state of mistrust and some hostility
Continental Troops
Noun
Troops from the original 13 colonies that would later becoming the United States
Brigade
Noun
Military unit with two or more combat battalions or regiments
Continental Congress
Noun
the congress of delegates from the American colonies held before, during, and after the American Revolution. It issued the Declaration of Independence (1776) and drafted the Articles of Confederation (1777).