Unit 2 American Revolution-Vocabulary

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PATRIOTS

Answer 1

Colonists who supported a complete break with England and the creation of an independent nation.

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BOYCOTT

Answer 2

To refuse to buy or sell goods

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PROCLAMATION OF 1763

Answer 3

An order of King George III to keep settlers from crossing the Appalachian Mountains

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SONS OF LIBERTY

Answer 4

A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies, sometimes using extreme means.

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LOYALISTS

Answer 5

Colonists who wanted to remain with England and the King.

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MILITIA

Answer 6

Civilians or citizens who were trained as soldiers to fight in an emergency.

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ALBANY PLAN OF UNION

Answer 7

Benjamin Franklin’s plan for uniting the colonies.

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PROPAGANDA

Answer 8

Information of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a cause or point of view.

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REVOLUTION

Answer 9

A thorough replacement of an established government by the people being governed.

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OPPRESSION

Answer 10

Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment.

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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

Answer 11

The process of defying rules or laws, or ignoring policies of government when the laws are considered unjust.

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REPEAL

Answer 12

To take back, or cancel, a law or act of Congress.

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ARTILLERY

Answer 13

Cannon and large guns

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GUERILLA WARFARE

Answer 14

Using surprise hit and run attacks.

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MINUTEMEN

Answer 15

Members of the colonial militia who were trained to be ready to fight at a moment’s notice.

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ALLY

Answer 16

A nation that joins another nation in a common effort, such as, war.

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MERCENARY

Answer 17

A professional soldier hired to fight for a certain army.

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PRIVATEER

Answer 18

A privately owned ship that was government permission to attack enemy merchant ships during wartime.

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TREATY

Answer 19

A formal agreement between countries.

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GRIEVANCE

Answer 20

An official statement of complaint over something believed to be wrong.

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UNALIENABLE RIGHTS

Answer 21

Natural rights guaranteed by Nature instead of by law. Government is supposed to protect these rights.

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FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

Answer 22

The war between England and France that took place between 1754 and 1763 over land and power.

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COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE

Answer 23

Groups of people who wrote letters in the colonies about colonial affairs.

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WRITS OF ASSISTANCE

Answer 24

Search warrants that allowed British soldiers to search for smuggled goods

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TREATY OF PARIS 1783

Answer 25

Ended the Revolutionary War

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PONTIAC’S REBELLION

Answer 26

A revolt of Native Americans against British forts in 1763, in response to settlers claiming Native American land