Social Studies Chapter.4 Vocab. Flashcards
A surprise attack
Raid
An agreement between groups or countries
Treaty
A plant that was used to make a dark -blue dye to color cloth
Indigo
A gift of land given by the goverment
Land grant
A person who agrees to work for another length of time in return for travel expenses
Indentured servant
A large farm
Plantation
A plantation owner
Planter
A person’s child grandchild and so on
Descendant
Money owed to another
Debt
Money that a goverment collects from people usually to pay for services
Tax
A decision by a group of people not to buy something as a protest
Boycott
A colonist who did not want British rule
Patriot
Freedom
Independence
Freedoms
Right
A sudden complete change in goverment
Revolution
A person who supported Britain during the American Revolution
Loyalist
A person who translated what someone says from one language into another language
Interpreter
To force into military service
Impress
To try to reach an agreement
Negotiate
A partnership usually between countries
Alliance
A surprise attack
Raid
An agreement between groups or countries
Treaty
A plant that was used to make a dark -blue dye to color cloth
Indigo
A gift of land given by the goverment
Land grant