Chapter 3 vocab words Flashcards
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Ally
A nation that works with another nation for a common purpose.
French and Indian War
A conflict of a fourth fight.
Albany Plan of Union
An attempt to create “one general government” for the British colonies.
Treaty of Paris
To bring the long conflict to an end.
Petition
A formal written request to someone in authority, signed by a group of people.
Boycott
To refuse to buy certain goods and services.
Repeal
Cancel of the Stamp Act.
Writ of Assistance
Using a legal document the officers would be aloud to inspect a ship’s cargo without giving a reason.
Committee of Correspondence
Idea of a letter-writing campaign.
Civil Disobedience
The refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power.
Militia
A army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency.
Minutemen
Prepared to fight minute’s notice.
Patriots
The colonist who favored war against Britain.
Loyalists
American colonist who remained loyal to Britain were known as.
Blockade
King, troops for hire, from Germany to help fight the colonist.
Mercenary
A soldier who fights, for pay often for a for a foreign country.
Traitor
A person who betrays his or her country.
Preamble
An introduction to a declaration, constitution, or other official were equal.
Natural Rights
Rights that belong to all people from birth.
Unalienable Rights
Right that cannot be taken away
Calvary
Troop on horseback
Guerilla
fighter who uses hit - and - run attacks.
Siege
To surround and blockade an enemy town or position with troops to force it to surrender
Ratify
To approve
