Chapter 4 Flashcards
Proclamation
An important official announcement that is usually made to the public
Taxes
Money that people are required to pay to support the workings of the government
The rights of englishmen
Traditional legal rights that all english subjects in england were guaranteed
Burgess
A representative to the legislature in colonial virginia and maryland
Quartering
The act of giving temporary lodging and meals to soldiers
Boycott
A form of organized protest in which people refuse to buy good or have anything to do with a particular group or country
Repeal
To cancel or do away with something such as a law
Trial by jury
A case of law decided by a group of ones fellow citizens
Massacre
The violent killing of defenseless people
Intolerable
Unbearable
Resolution
A final decision usually meant to solve a problem or create a course of action
On the brink
Very close to the start of something
