Chapter 2 Section 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

a group of civilians declared by law to be called to military service and trained as soldiers to fight in emergencies

Answer 1

militia

Question 2

one paid directly to the government rather than being included in the price of goods; a tax collected directly from the person on whom the tax burden is expected to fall

Answer 2

direct tax

Question 3

a refusal to buy goods or have dealings with a country or other entity, usually to express disapproval or force acceptance of certain conditions

Answer 3

boycott

Question 4

a group of armed men who were ready to fight the English at a moment’s notice

Answer 4

minutemen

Question 5

policy of noninterference by a governing nation in order to produce a beneficial effect

Answer 5

Salutary neglect