Revolutionary War: The war fought between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies from 1775 to 1783, resulting in the colonies gaining independence and becoming a new nation.
Pilgrims: A group of English settlers who arrived at Plymouth in 1620 seeking religious freedom, often seen as one of the earliest groups to establish permanent settlements in North America.
Mercantilism: An economic theory during colonial times that emphasized accumulating wealth through trade and maintaining strict control over colonial economies for the benefit of the mother country.