Taxes and Resistance - Unit 2 Flashcards
To refuse to be involved in something (like the purchase of goods) in any way because you disapprove of it.
Boycott
unable to be handled
intolerable
A person who was living in the colonies during the American Revolution who supported Great Britain
loyalist
When a group of people are randomly and violently killed.
Massacre
An organization that operates like an army but whose members are not professional soldiers.
Militia
Company that has complete control of a service, so that it is impossible for others to get involved in it.
Monopoly
The group of people in the British government who make or change its laws, and decide what policies the country should follow.
Parliament
A person who was living in the colonies and supported independence during the American Revolution
Patriot
This is information, often inaccurate information, which a political organization publishes or broadcasts in order to influence people.
propaganda
The act of saying or showing publicly that you object to something.
protest
to be stationed or lodged in a specified place, especially for military troops
quartering/quarter
If the government repeals a law, it officially ends it, so that it is no longer valid.
repeal
to move goods illegally into or out of a country
smuggle
paying a part of your income or profits to the government.
taxes/tax
