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Chapter 3 Vocab Flashcards

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Ally

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A nation that works with another nation for a common purpose

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French and Indian War

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A war between the British against France and its American Indian Allies

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Albany Plan of Union

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An attempt to create one general government for the British colonies

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Treaty of Paris

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Marked the end of French power in North America

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Petition

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

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Boycott

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To refuse to buy certain goods and services

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Repeal

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To cancel something

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Writ of Assistance

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Illegal documents

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Committee of Correspondence

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A committee that regularly wrote letters and pamphlets reporting reporting to other colonies on events that happened in Massachusetts

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Civil Disobedience

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The nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust

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Militia

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An army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency

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Minutemen

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Volunteers who collected weapons and gunpowder

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Patriots

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Colonists who favored war against British

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Loyalists

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American colonists who remained loyal to Britain

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Blockade

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

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Mercenary

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A troop for hire

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Traitor

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A person who betrays his or her country

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Preamble

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An introduction

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Natural Rights

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Rights that belong to all people at birth

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Unalienable Rights

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Rights that cannot be taken away by governments

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Cavalry

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Troops on horseback

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Guerrilla

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Hit and run

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Siege

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

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Ratify

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To approve something

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