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Katie's Trunk-week of 12/10-12/19/12
language arts and science vocab.
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Literature
5th Grade
01/14/2011

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Term
Tory
Definition

someone who remained loyal to the King of England (fought against the Patriots); another name for Loyalist

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Loyalists
Definition
people who are on the King of England's side (fought against the Patriots); another name for Tory[image]
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arms
Definition

weapons

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skittish
Definition
jumpy and nervous
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tide
Definition

the rise and fall of the ocean's surface

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inertia
Definition

the tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line

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tariff
Definition

a tax on imported goods

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boycott
Definition

an organized refusal to buy goods or services

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Parliament
Definition

Great Britain's lawmaking assembly

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petition
Definition

a document that people sign that formally asks leaders to do or change something

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repeal
Definition
to do away with
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rebel
Definition

someone who fights against those who are in authority (ex:Patriots)

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gravity
Definition

the force of attraction between two objects

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orbit
Definition

the path an object takes as it travels around another object

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ellipse
Definition

a curved path

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