1. Age of Revolutions Vocabulary Analysis
Duty-Import Tax.
Boycott-Organized campaign to refuse to buy or use certain goods and services.
Petition-Formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people.
Monopoly-Company that controls all or nearly all business in a particular industry.
Minutemen-Colonial militia volunteer who was prepared to fight at a minute’s notice.
Blockade-Shutting a port or roadway to prevent people or supplies from coming into or leaving an area.
Mercenary-Soldier who fights merely for pay often for a foreign country.
Militia-Organized body of armed volunteers.
French Revolution-A revolution that began on July 14, 1789 and that led to France becoming a Republic.
Reign of Terror-The period between 1793 and 1794 during which France’s new leaders executed thousands of its citizens.