Unit 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
intolerable
unacceptable, cannot be tolerated
repeal
to take back or to cancel
boycott
to refuse to busy as a form of protest
representation
the citizens that are elected to make decisions for, or represent, their fellow citizen
unalienable rights
these cannot be taken away or surrendered
delegates
synonym for representatives
revenue
profits or money collected for taxes
colonist
people who settle and live a country
13 colonies
original east coast areas settled by Great Britain/ England beginning in 1607 that became the original United States
committee of correspondence
organization used to pass around writings about the colonists’ grievances over British policies
civil disobedience
non-violent actions taken to protest government policies
writs of assistance
legal documents that allowed customs and tax officials to search homes and warehouses looking for smuggled goods
acts
laws
Parliament
law-making assembly in Great Britain (England)
foreign
involving other countries
consent of the governed
political idea that people give government its power through the understanding as stated in the Declaration of Independence
domestic
having to do with one’s own homeland (US)
Continental Congress
group of representatives from the 13 colonies that met to decide how officially to deal with the British policies
taxation
government process of charging a fee on goods, products, peoples and/or activities
Lexington and Concord
1st battle of the American Revolution: scene of Paul Revere’s ride to warn colonial militia (minutemen) about the arrival of British troops in April 1775
mercenaries
fighting force that is composed of non-professional fighters
grievances
complaints
mercantilism
British economic policy in which the American colonies provided raw materials to England for manufacture and the colonies then bought the manufactured goods back from Great Britain; total economic control of a colony
proclamation
announcement
petition
(verb) to formally request or ask (noun) document used for formally requesting or asking
tyranny
cruel or unfair control over other people
The Great Awakening
social trend in the 1700s that spread stronger religious and political ideas throughout the colonies
revolution
time when people change a ruler or political system often by using force or violence
Enlightenment
social trend in the 1700s that supported the use of knowledge, reason, and science to make sense of the world
Declaration of Independence
document that announced that the 13 colonies where separating from Great Britain and forming a new nations
