ch.3 vocab words Flashcards
Ally
nation that works with another nation for the same reason
French and Indian War
a war that happend from 1754 to 1763 witch led the french power out of the US
Albany Plan of Union
a theory that all of the british colonies should be united to defeat the french
Treaty of Paris
a 1763 agrement between Britain and France the ended the french and indaian war.
Petition
a formal written request to some one in auttority that is signed by a group of people
Boycott
to refuse to buy of use certain goods or certain servieses
Repeal
to cancel or remove from law
Writ of Assistance
A written docement that gave brittish officers the right to check a ships cargo
Committee of Correspondence
a letter writting campain that became a tool in protest in the colonies
Civil Disobedience
the rufusal to obey unjust laws using non-violent means
Militia
army of citizens that fight without training
Minutemen
conoial citizems that would fight at the minuites notice
Patriots
a colonist that wanted war agenst britten
Loyalists
a colonist that remained loyal to great britain
blockade
shutting down pots so poeple cant leave
Mercenary
a soldier that fights for pay
Traitor
aperson that betrays his or her country
Preamble
an intduction to a declation
Natural Rights
rights giving to all people giving at birth
Unalienable Rights
rights that can not be taken away
Cavalry
troops on horseback
Guerilla
a soldiers that fight for no country
Siege
to surround or blockage a town
Ratify
to approve
