Unit 2 American Revolution-Vocabulary Flashcards
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PATRIOTS
Colonists who supported a complete break with England and the creation of an independent nation.
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BOYCOTT
To refuse to buy or sell goods
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PROCLAMATION OF 1763
An order of King George III to keep settlers from crossing the Appalachian Mountains
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SONS OF LIBERTY
A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies, sometimes using extreme means.
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LOYALISTS
Colonists who wanted to remain with England and the King.
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MILITIA
Civilians or citizens who were trained as soldiers to fight in an emergency.
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ALBANY PLAN OF UNION
Benjamin Franklin’s plan for uniting the colonies.
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PROPAGANDA
Information of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a cause or point of view.
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REVOLUTION
A thorough replacement of an established government by the people being governed.
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OPPRESSION
Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment.
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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
The process of defying rules or laws, or ignoring policies of government when the laws are considered unjust.
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REPEAL
To take back, or cancel, a law or act of Congress.
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ARTILLERY
Cannon and large guns
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GUERILLA WARFARE
Using surprise hit and run attacks.
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MINUTEMEN
Members of the colonial militia who were trained to be ready to fight at a moment’s notice.
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ALLY
A nation that joins another nation in a common effort, such as, war.
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MERCENARY
A professional soldier hired to fight for a certain army.
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PRIVATEER
A privately owned ship that was government permission to attack enemy merchant ships during wartime.
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TREATY
A formal agreement between countries.
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GRIEVANCE
An official statement of complaint over something believed to be wrong.
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UNALIENABLE RIGHTS
Natural rights guaranteed by Nature instead of by law. Government is supposed to protect these rights.
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FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
The war between England and France that took place between 1754 and 1763 over land and power.
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COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE
Groups of people who wrote letters in the colonies about colonial affairs.
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WRITS OF ASSISTANCE
Search warrants that allowed British soldiers to search for smuggled goods
