chapter 3 vocab

Question 1

ally

Answer 1

nation that works with another nation for a common purpose

Question 2

french and indian war

Answer 2

a war that pitted the french against france and its american indian allies

Question 3

albany plan of union

Answer 3

an attempt to create one general government for the british colonies

Question 4

treaty of paris

Answer 4

marked the end of the french power in north america

Question 5

petition

Answer 5

a formal written request to someone in authority, signed by a group of people

Question 6

boycott

Answer 6

refusal to buy certain goods and services

Question 7

repeal

Answer 7

cancel

Question 8

writ of assistance

Answer 8

legal documents

Question 9

committee of correspondence

Answer 9

letter writing campaign

Question 10

civil disobedience

Answer 10

refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust

Question 11

militia

Answer 11

an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency

Question 12

minutemen

Answer 12

volunteers

Question 13

patriots

Answer 13

colonists who favored war against britain

Question 14

loyalists

Answer 14

american colonists who remained loyal to britain

Question 15

blockade

Answer 15

the shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out

Question 16

mercenary

Answer 16

troop for hire

Question 17

traitor

Answer 17

someone who betrays his or hers country

Question 18

preamble

Answer 18

introduction

Question 19

natural rights

Answer 19

rights that belong to all people from birth

Question 20

unalienable rights

Answer 20

rights to be free and choose how to live

Question 21

cavalry

Answer 21

troops on horseback

Question 22

guerrilla

Answer 22

hit-and-run tactics

Question 23

siege

Answer 23

when an army surrounds and blockades an enemy position in an attempt to capture it

Question 24

ratify

Answer 24

approve