Chapter 3 Vocabulary Words Flashcards
Ally
A nation that works with another nation for a common purpose
French and Indian War
A fight that broke out in 1754 and ended in 1763
Albany Plan of Union
An attempt to create “one general government”
Treaty of Paris
A treaty to bring the long conflict to an end
Petition
A formal written request to someone in authority, signed by a group of people
Boycott
To refuse to buy certain goods and services
Repeal
To cancel
Writ of Assistance
Legal documents
Committee of Correspondence
A large letter writing campaign
Civil Disobedience
Nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust
Militia
An army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency
Minutemen
Volunteers
Patriots
Colonists who favored war against Britain
Loyalists
American colonists who remained loyal to Britain
Blockade
Shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
Mercenary
Troops for hire
Traitor
A person who betrays his or her country
Preamble
The Declaration of Independence’s introduction
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
Natural Rights
Rights that belong to all people from birth
Unalienable Rights
Rights that include the rights to be free and to choose how to live that cannot be taken away
Calvary
Troops on horseback
Guerrilla
Hit and run tactics
Siege
When an army surrounds and blockades an enemy position in an attempt to capture it
Ratify
To approve
