Chapter 3 vocab Flashcards
Ally
A nation that works with another nation for common purposes
French and Indian war
A war that took place from 1754 to 1763
Albany Plan of Union
A propasal by benjamin francklin to create a unified goverment for british collonies
Treaty of Paris
A 1763 agreement Britan and France that ended the French and Indian war trasfered much North america from french to brittish control
Petition
A formal written request to someone in aoutority that is sighned by a group of people
Boycott
To refuse to buy something or use certain goods or sevices
Repeal
To cancel remove from law
Writ of Assistance
A legal document that allowed British customs officers to inspect a ships cargo without giving a reason
Committee of Correspondence
A letter writing campain that became a major tool of protest in the colonies
Civil Disobedience
The refusal to obey unjust laws using novilient means
Militia
An army of citesenzs who serve as soldiers during an emergency
Minutemen
Colinal milita volunteers who were prepared to fight at a minutes notice
Patriots
A colinist who favored war against Britain
Loyalists
A colonist who reamined loyal to Britain
Blockade
the shutting of a port to keep people from or supplies from moving in or out
Mercenary
a soldier who fights for pay often for a forgion coutry
Traitor
A person who betrays his or her country
Preamble
a interdunction to adecrolation connsttuion or other offical document
Natural Rights
rights that belong to all people from birth
Unalienable Rights
Rights that cannot be taken away
Calvary
troops on horsebacks
Guerilla
a fighter who uses hit and run attacks
Siege
to surround or block an enemy town or position with troops to force it to surrander
Ratify
to approve
