Ch.5 Vocab Flashcards
Parliament
The highest law making legataitive, consiting of the house of words, and the house of commons, in Great Britain.
Smuggle
To Import product illegaly.
Writ Of Assistance
Court doc. allowing custom officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods.
Consent
Permission for somthing to happen or agreemnt to do somthing.
Commitee Of Correspondence
An orginzation that spread political ideas and info through the colonies.
Liberty
The state of being free with insociety, from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority one ones way of life behavoir, or political views.
Petition
A formal request for government action.
Boycott
To refuse to buy items in order to show dissaproval or force acceptance of ones terms.
Revenue
Income of money or taxes.
Guerrilla
a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.
Massacre
A slaughter of inocent people.
Propaganda
When you use information that is designed to influence opinions.
Congress
An assembly of delagates from the 13 colonies later become the law making branch of the US gov.
Repeal
Is to cancel an act or law.
Quarter
To be stationed or lodged in a specified place.
Taxation
The amount of money paid for the support of the gov.
Grievance
A complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair.
Intolerable
Painful and unberable.
Militia
Group of citizen soldiers, train to fight in emergencies.
Fortification
Defencive wall.
Patriot
American colonist who favored American Independence.
Loyalist
An American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed by war for independence.
Effigy
A mocking figure representing an unpopular individual.
Rebellion
Open defence of authority.
Minute Man
During revolution, a civilion sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute notice.
Preamble
The induction to a formal document.
Coerce
To control or restarin by force or authority, to get somone to do somthing you want them to do.
Representatives
A person appointed or elected to act or speak on behalf of others.
Resolution
A formal expression of opinion.
