AP US History 1 Chapter 6 Vocabulary Terms Flashcards

6980043465	coureurs de bois	French-Canadian fur-trappers; literally, "runners of the woods".	0
6980043466	voyageurs	French-Canadian explorers, adventures, and traders.	1
6980043468	regulars	Trained professional soldiers, as distinct from militia or conscripts.	2
6980066117	domestic	Concerning the internal affairs of a country.	3
6980067701	minister	In politics, a person appointed by the head of state to take charge of some department or agency of government.	4
6980070561	autocratic	Marked by strict authoritarian rule, without consent or participation by the populace.	5
6980081694	peasant	a farmer or agricultural laborer, sometimes legally tied to the land.	6
6980085205	flotilla	A fleet of boats, usually smaller vessels.	7
6980086214	ecological	Concerning the relations between the biological organisms and their environment.	8
6980087805	mutinous	Concerning revolt by subordinate soldiers or seamen against their commanding officers.	9
6980090318	strategic	Concerning the placement and planned movement of large-scale military forces so as to gain advantage, or usually prior to actual engagement with the enemy.	10
6980098447	guerilla warfare	Unconventional combat waged by small military units using hit-and-run tactics.	11
6980101291	sallies	In warfare, very rapid military movements, usually by small units against an enemy force or position.	12
6980105008	commissions	An official certification granting a commanding rank in the armed forces.	13
7058284169	Huguenots	French Protestants that lived from about 1560 to 1629.	14
7058285740	Proclamation of 1763	An English law enacted after gaining territory from the French at the end of the French and Indian War. It forbade the colonists from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountains.	15
7058287561	Albany Congress	A conference in the colonies from June 19 through July 11, 1754. It advocated a union of the British colonies for their security and defense against French.	16