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Pre-Revolutionary War Definitions Flashcards

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3078719583alliancefriends in wartime0
3078724733boycottto refuse to buy1
3078727971Committees of Correspondencegroup led by Sam Adams to spread information among the colonies2
3078729648Continental Congressgoverning body of the Colonies3
3078731061effigyrag figure representing someone, usually a tax collector or someone despised4
3078734883enlistto join the army5
3078737791grievancescomplaints against someone or a government6
3078739450guerilla warfarehit and run tactics used during war7
3078741201Loyalistsindividuals staying with the King, remaining loyal8
3078745005mercenarya hired gun, usually for war9
3078746254militiacolonies' volunteer army10
3078747735minutemencolonial citizens ready to fight in a moment's notice11
3078749817monopolyhaving full control of a trade12
3078751399Neutralistsindividuals not taking sides in an argument13
3078753506ParliamentEngland's governing body14
3078755025Patriotthose wanting to break away from England's rule15
3078756700petitiona written request16
3078758893Pontiac's Rebellionuprising led by Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa nation against the Englishmen wanting to settle in the Ohio River Valley region17
3078761834privateerprivately owned boats that were armed with guns/weapons to be used during war18
3078764319Proclamation of 1763set by King George III to protect the Colonists in the ORV. Couldn't move west of the Appalachian Mountains and sent 10,000 British soldiers there to protect the colonists19
3078769819quarterto house soldiers20
3078770760ratifyto approve a rule/document/treaty21
3078771842repealto take away a law, etc22
3078771843smallpoxa deadly disease23
3078773437tarriff"Duty", another name for tax24
3078776904traitorsomeone who betrays his country, guilty of treason25
3078778751treasonto give away government secrets to the enemy26
3078780177treatyan agreement, usually signed after war27
3078781994tyrannyharsh rule by a leader28
3078783427Independencethe IDEA of having freedom to make choices, govern, etc29
3078784894inflationthe cost of items goes high while the value of the dollar drops30
3078786793perspectivea viewpoint31
3078788129propagandaa bias or slanted view about an action, event, etc32
3078790424Treaty of Paris 1763British got lands E of Mississippi River; Spanish got lands W of the Mississippi River, French got island33
3078826324Albany CongressAlbany Plan of Union designed by Ben Franklin in order to get the colonies to work together to fight the French34
3078918863blockadeto surround an area so no supplies get in or out35

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