Chapter 10 vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Metaphor
A
A comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated
2
Q
Debts
A
Money that is owed to someone else when they have borrowed money and promised to give it back
3
Q
Acts
A
Laws created or passed by a government
4
Q
Taxation without representation
A
Forcing people to pay taxes when they have no say in making the law that created the tax
5
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Protest
A
To complain publicly about something that people believe is wrong or unfair
6
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Parliament
A
The law making part of the British government similar to the congress in the United States. The colonists did not have the right to elect representatives to parliament
7
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Repealed
A
To take back or to cancel a law.
