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- tyranny
- a cruel or unjust use of power
- constitution
- a document that sets up the framework of a government(or other organization) and establishes the rules under which that government will operate
- levy
- to require or collect by legal authority
- frontier
- an area at the edge or just beyond a settled area
- intangible
- not definate or clear to the mind; vague; elusive
- cede
- to surrender or give up
- imperative
- absolutely necessary or required
- imperceptible
- very slight, gradual, or subtle
- apprehension
- suspicion or fear or trouble
- capsized
- turned bottom up; overturned
- apathetically
- having or showing little or no emotion
- appeasingly
- in a pacifing way; in such a way as to please
- neutral
- to not take sides in a disagreement
- oppression
- harsh and unjust treatment
- militia
- military force composed of mainly citizen soldiers
- loyalist
- a settler who remained loyal to the British Crown during the revolutionary war
- patriot
- a colonist who supporteed the American Revolution
- drove
- a number of oxen, sheep or swine driven in a group; herd; flock
- exploited
- taken advantage of; used or abused
- galoshes
- waterproof boots or overshoes, usually high ones