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historical Vocabulary
Militia: military regiments made up of local volunteers who trained and severed on a part-time basis
Desertion: A solider running from the armed forces
Allegiance: loyalty
Lower Canada: Those parts of New France from the Eastern edge as far as the Ottawa River
Upper Canada: The area from the Ottawa River to Lakes Ontario, Erie, and Huron, and the north shore of Lake Superior
Settlement: Places to live/ battle base
Allies: to associate or connect by some mutual realationship, as resemblace or friendship.
Battles:
a
hostile
encounter
or
engagement
between
opposing
military
forces:
Rebellions:
open,
organized,
and
armed
resistance
to
one's
government
or
ruler.
War:
a
conflict
carried
on
by
force
of
arms,
as
between
nations
or
between
parties
within
a
nation;
warfare,
as
by
land,
sea,
or
air.
Abolished:
to
do
away
with;
put
an
end
to;
annul;
make
void: