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48 Cards in this Set
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Treason
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betrayal of trust
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Forage
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food for animanls while grazing
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Loyalist
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one loyal to a political party
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sedition
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to resist lawful authority
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sloth
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slow, lazy
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drover
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one who drives sheep or cattle
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swill
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garbage or slop
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seines
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a fishing net
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subversion
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to overthrow a government
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vanguard
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troops ahead of the main army
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vile
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filthy
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fusillade
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a rapid firing of shots in succesion
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Papist
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Roman Catholic
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depreciate
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a lowering in value
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Lobsterback
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British Regulator
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trainband
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a company of trained militia
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Anglican
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The Church of England
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quirt
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a riding whip with a short handle
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Tory
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a member of a British political group
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forceps
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a tong like instrument
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cipher
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to count
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cockaded
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a decorative ornament worn on a hat
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shilling
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British Money $$$$$$$$
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insignia
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a badge that shows authority or rank
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holystone
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sandstone for scrubbing a vessel
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desertion
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to abandon military service
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thrash
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to beat or whip
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badgered
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to bother or harass
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consumption
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a wasting away of the body
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exchequer
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a department in charge of British finances
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cholera
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a disease of diarrhea and vomitting
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adjutant
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an officer who assists the commanding officer
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surveyor
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one who closely examines land
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compunction
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a strong uneasiness about wrong doing
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muzzle
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the open end of a weapon
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hozel
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shed
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ramrod
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a rod used to ram the powder into a mussel
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hewing
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to cut by chopping with an ax
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commissary
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one whose duty is to find and supply food for the troops
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clemency
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to show mercy
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hardtack
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a hard biscuit or bread
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stockade
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an enclosure for keeping animals or prisoners
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ration
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a portion or allowance of food
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gallows
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wooden frame an dposts used for execution
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taproom
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a bar that sells liquor
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garrison
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a military fort ,post, or town
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hedgerows
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a row of shrubs or trees for enclosing a field
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sturgeion
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a large long body fish
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