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22 Cards in this Set
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adjunct
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something added to another thing but not an essential part of it: assistant
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agitators
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A person who urges others to protest or rebel
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bayonet
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a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
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cholera
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an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
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clemency
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mercy
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Continentals
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an American soldier of the Revolution of the Continental army
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court-martial
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a military court or a trial held in such a court under military law
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enlistment
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a period of time spent in military service
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flogged
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beaten severely with a whip or rod
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fusillade
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rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
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lasciviousness
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lustful
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Lobsterbacks
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British redcoat soldiers
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mortar
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a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
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Patriots
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Americans who wanted independence from British
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recalcitrance
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the trait of being unmanageable
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regiment
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a unit of soldiers
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shilling
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an English coin worth one-twentieth of a pound
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subversion
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to corrupt
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Tory
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a person who supported the British cause in the American Revolution: a loyalist
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unscrupulous
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lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable
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wharf
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a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles
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Loyalists
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American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
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