American Revolution Vocabulary Name:_____________ Use your book to write the definition Date:______________ of each word. Then use each word in a sentence while explaining what it Class:_____________ means, and draw a picture that will remind you of its meaning. Minutemen­ a civilian during the Revolutionary era who was ready to fight within a minutes notice. Loyalist­ 0:01:00 My great uncle was a minuteman who was prepared to fight at a moments notice. Patriot­ Petition­ Preamble­ Mercenary­ Recruit­ Inflation­ Blockade­ Privateer­ Siege­ Ratify­ Ambush­