Chapter 3 Vocabulary Words

Question 1

Ally

Answer 1

is to work with another nation for a common purpose.

Question 2

French and Indian War

Answer 2

a war that took place from 1754 to 1763 that led to the end of French power in North america

Question 3

Albany Plan of Union

Answer 3

The plan was an attempt to create “one general government” for the British colonies.

Question 4

Treaty of Paris

Answer 4

bringing the long conflict to an end.

Question 5

Petition

Answer 5

petition is a format written request to someone in authority, signed by a group of people.In these petitions, the delegates rejected the Stamp Act and assertedthat Parliament had no right to tax the colonies. Parliament paid little attention.

Question 6

Boycott

Answer 6

repealed, or canceled, the Stamp Act. At the same time, however, it passed a law asserting that Parliament had the right to raise taxes in “all cases.

Question 7

Writ of Assistance

Answer 7

Civil disobedience is the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one
considers unjust. The colonists had many reasons for this act of civil
disobedience. They wanted to voice their discontent to the British
without hurting anyone. They also wanted to stop the tea from entering
Boston. The impact of their civil disobedience was perhaps greater than
they had expected. Harsh punishment would come from Britain.
READING CHECK Identify Supporting

Question 8

Civil Disobedience

Answer 8

Civil disobedience is the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one
considers unjust. The colonists had many reasons for this act of civil
disobedience. They wanted to voice their discontent to the British
without hurting anyone. They also wanted to stop the tea from entering
Boston. The impact of their civil disobedience was perhaps greater than
they had expected. Harsh punishment would come from Britain.
READING CHECK Identify Supporting

Question 9

Militia

Answer 9

Civil disobedience is the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one
considers unjust. The colonists had many reasons for this act of civil
disobedience. They wanted to voice their discontent to the British
without hurting anyone. They also wanted to stop the tea from entering
Boston. The impact of their civil disobedience was perhaps greater than
they had expected. Harsh punishment would come from Britain.
READING CHECK Identify Supporting

Question 10

Minutemen Civil

Answer 10

disobedience is the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one
considers unjust. The colonists had many reasons for this act of civil
disobedience. They wanted to voice their discontent to the British
without hurting anyone. They also wanted to stop the tea from entering
Boston. The impact of their civil disobedience was perhaps greater than
they had expected. Harsh punishment would come from Britain.
READING CHECK Identify Supporting

Question 11

Patriots

Answer 11

Civil disobedience is the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one
considers unjust. The colonists had many reasons for this act of civil
disobedience. They wanted to voice their discontent to the British
without hurting anyone. They also wanted to stop the tea from entering
Boston. The impact of their civil disobedience was perhaps greater than
they had expected. Harsh punishment would come from Britain.
READING CHECK Identify Supporting

Question 12

Loyalist

Answer 12

They included wealthy
merchants and former officials of the royal
government. However, some farmers and
craftsworkers were also Loyalists. There were
more Loyalists in the Middle Colonies and the
South than in New England.

Question 13

Blockade

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Mercenary mercenaries

Answer 14

or troops for hire, from Germany to help
fight the colonists.

Question 15

Traitor

Answer 15

is a person who betrays his or her country.

Question 16

Preamble

Answer 16

The Declaration of Independence consists of a preamble,
or introduction, followed by three main parts.

Question 17

Natural Rights or rights

Answer 17

that belong to all people from birth. In bold, ringing words,

Question 18

Unalienable Rights

Answer 18

including the rights to be free and
to choose how to live—cannot be taken away by governments, for
governments can exist only if they have the “consent of the governed.”
If a government fails to protect the rights of its citizens, then it is the
people’s “right [and] duty, to throw off such government, and to provide
new guards for their future security.” Ideas such as unalienable rights,
adopted by the Founding Fathers (men such as George Washington,
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson), are good
examples of the civic virtues that have since become the cornerstone of

Question 19

Calvary cavalry

Answer 19

or troops on horseback.
READING CHECK Identify Main Ideas In what ways did Europeans

Question 20

Guerillaceased to hope

Answer 20

wrote Washington when he learned of
the defeats.

Question 21

Siege

Answer 21

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