week 14 Flashcards
Inalienable
Cannot be taken or give away
Grievance
A complaint or resentment
Manifesto
A public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature
Arbitrary
Left to one’s own judgment; subjective or Radom
Creed
A mission statement or expression of beliefs
Nation
A community of people who share a common identity and territory
Trepidation
Fear and anxiety
Loyalists
Colonists who supported the British cause
Emancipation
The act of freeing or state of being freed
Confederation
An alliance of states
Dystopia
An imagined place where everything is unpleasant or bad
Culture
Set of shared attitudes, values, and goals that characterize a specific group
Informational text
Text designed to share factual information
Summarize
Cover the main points concisely
Paraphrase
Restate a text or passage in simpler language