s.s vocab ch.5 pt 1 test

debt

Money owed

congress

the legislature of the United States government

repeal

to cancel or end something

effigy

a rough model or dummy of a person

boycott

to refuse to use or buy something

Tariff

a tax on imports

massacre

the killing of many people

quarter

to provide lodging or shelter for a person

martial law

military rule

patriot

an American colonist who strongly opposed British rule

Loyalists

an American colonist who remained loyal to Great British

neutral

not taking sides

militia

a volunteer army