chapter three vocab words

Question 1

Ally

Answer 1

A nation that works with each other

Question 2

French and Indian War

Answer 2

War that took place from 1754 and 1763

Question 3

Albany Plan of Union

Answer 3

A proposal by Benjamin Franklin

Question 4

Treaty of Paris

Answer 4

A 1763 agreement between Britain and France

Question 5

Petition

Answer 5

A formal written request to someone in authority

Question 6

Boycott

Answer 6

To refuse to buy something at a store you don’t like

Question 7

Repeal

Answer 7

To cancel, remove from law

Question 8

Writ of Assistance

Answer 8

A legal document that allowed British customs officers

Question 9

Committee of Correspondence

Answer 9

A letter writing campaign that become a major tool of protest

Question 10

Civil Disobedience

Answer 10

The refuse to obey

Question 11

Militia

Answer 11

An army of citizens who serve as soldiers

Question 12

Minutemen

Answer 12

colonial militia volunteers

Question 13

Patriots

Answer 13

A colonist who favored war against Britain

Question 14

Loyalists

Answer 14

A colonist who remained loyal to Britain

Question 15

Blockade

Answer 15

the shutting of a port to keep people

Question 16

Mercenary

Answer 16

A soldier who fights for pay

Question 17

Traitor

Answer 17

A person who betrays his or he country