hostility: ”war” Beforehostilitybagan…
disloge: “to remove or force out of a particularlyplace” American forced the British to attempt to disglodge them.
casuality:”causal quality or agency” British took enormous casualities.
continental:”of or of the nature of a continent” continental congress.
militiamen:”a person serving in the militia” American militiamen were not well organized.
invasion: ”an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy” A subsequent British invasion of the colonies was turned back .
rally to: “support” French would rally to American.
hamper:”hinder” New York was hampered by many problem.
underfed: ”to feed insufficiently” His troops were underfed and underpaid.
underpaid: ”to pay less than deserved or usual”
war bond:”debt securities issued by a government for the purpose of the financing military operations during times of war”
