Chapter 3 Vocabulary Words Flashcards
(21 cards)
Ally
is to work with another nation for a common purpose.
French and Indian War
a war that took place from 1754 to 1763 that led to the end of French power in North america
Albany Plan of Union
The plan was an attempt to create “one general government” for the British colonies.
Treaty of Paris
bringing the long conflict to an end.
Petition
petition is a format written request to someone in authority, signed by a group of people.In these petitions, the delegates rejected the Stamp Act and assertedthat Parliament had no right to tax the colonies. Parliament paid little attention.
Boycott
repealed, or canceled, the Stamp Act. At the same time, however, it passed a law asserting that Parliament had the right to raise taxes in “all cases.
Writ of Assistance
Civil disobedience is the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one
considers unjust. The colonists had many reasons for this act of civil
disobedience. They wanted to voice their discontent to the British
without hurting anyone. They also wanted to stop the tea from entering
Boston. The impact of their civil disobedience was perhaps greater than
they had expected. Harsh punishment would come from Britain.
READING CHECK Identify Supporting
Civil Disobedience
Civil disobedience is the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one
considers unjust. The colonists had many reasons for this act of civil
disobedience. They wanted to voice their discontent to the British
without hurting anyone. They also wanted to stop the tea from entering
Boston. The impact of their civil disobedience was perhaps greater than
they had expected. Harsh punishment would come from Britain.
READING CHECK Identify Supporting
Militia
Civil disobedience is the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one
considers unjust. The colonists had many reasons for this act of civil
disobedience. They wanted to voice their discontent to the British
without hurting anyone. They also wanted to stop the tea from entering
Boston. The impact of their civil disobedience was perhaps greater than
they had expected. Harsh punishment would come from Britain.
READING CHECK Identify Supporting
Minutemen Civil
disobedience is the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one
considers unjust. The colonists had many reasons for this act of civil
disobedience. They wanted to voice their discontent to the British
without hurting anyone. They also wanted to stop the tea from entering
Boston. The impact of their civil disobedience was perhaps greater than
they had expected. Harsh punishment would come from Britain.
READING CHECK Identify Supporting
Patriots
Civil disobedience is the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one
considers unjust. The colonists had many reasons for this act of civil
disobedience. They wanted to voice their discontent to the British
without hurting anyone. They also wanted to stop the tea from entering
Boston. The impact of their civil disobedience was perhaps greater than
they had expected. Harsh punishment would come from Britain.
READING CHECK Identify Supporting
Loyalist
They included wealthy
merchants and former officials of the royal
government. However, some farmers and
craftsworkers were also Loyalists. There were
more Loyalists in the Middle Colonies and the
South than in New England.
Blockade
is the
shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out. The
Mercenary mercenaries
or troops for hire, from Germany to help
fight the colonists.
Traitor
is a person who betrays his or her country.
Preamble
The Declaration of Independence consists of a preamble,
or introduction, followed by three main parts.
Natural Rights or rights
that belong to all people from birth. In bold, ringing words,
Unalienable Rights
including the rights to be free and
to choose how to live—cannot be taken away by governments, for
governments can exist only if they have the “consent of the governed.”
If a government fails to protect the rights of its citizens, then it is the
people’s “right [and] duty, to throw off such government, and to provide
new guards for their future security.” Ideas such as unalienable rights,
adopted by the Founding Fathers (men such as George Washington,
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson), are good
examples of the civic virtues that have since become the cornerstone of
Calvary cavalry
or troops on horseback.
READING CHECK Identify Main Ideas In what ways did Europeans
Guerillaceased to hope
wrote Washington when he learned of
the defeats.
Siege
occurs when an army surrounds and blockades
an enemy position in an attempt to capture it.
