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