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Chapter 5 Content and Academic Vocabulary Test Review TEST TOMORROW!
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MILITIA groups of citizen soldiers
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CONSENT permit, approve or agree (The colonists argued that they could not be taxed without their agreement.)
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LOYALISTS those colonists who decided to support Britain
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ACQUIRE to come into possession or ownership of (the British gained French lands east of the Mississippi River as a result of winning the French and Indian War)
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PROPAGANDA information designed to influence opinion
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NON-IMPORTATION (AGREEMENTS) not to buy or use imported goods (usually businesses
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EFFIGY a life-size rag figure representing a hated person
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REVOLUTION overthrow of an established government (The colonists were left with no other choice than to fight for their liberties against the British and form their own country.)
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WRITS OF ASSISSTANCE legal documents that allowed the search of homes and warehouses
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DRAFTED to draw up in written form (such as the writing of the Declaration of Independence)
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PATRIOTS colonists determined to fight against Britain for American independence
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VIOLATE to break or disregard; to infringe (a law or agreement) (Colonial settlers argued that Parliament was infringing on their liberties.)
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LEVY impose or collect by authority or force (The Declaratory Act stated that Parliament had the right to place taxes on the colonists “in all cases what so ever.”
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PETITION a formal request
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PROHIBIT to prevent or hinder by authority or action of law (The Proclamation of 1763 prevented colonial settlement west of the Appalachians after the French and Indian War.)
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PRINCIPLES accepted, fundamental or primary truths (such as those expressed in Declaration of Independence
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MINUTEMEN militia companies ready to fight at a moment’s notice
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POLICY course of action or procedure (The British action of taxation in the colonies led to the American Revolution_
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REPEAL to cancel or officially withdraw
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OCCUPY to take possession or control of (The British sent thousands of soldiers to control Boston.)
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COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE an organization that circulated writings about colonists’ grievances against Britain
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CHALLENGE demand to explain or justify (The colonists argued that Parliament did not have the right to tax them because colonists were not represented.)
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BOYCOTT to refuse to buy, use, or have dealings with
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RESOLUTION a formal expression of opinion
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REVENUE incoming money
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PREAMBLE introduction to a formal document such as the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution
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MAINTAIN to affirm, assert or declare (The colonists asserted their rights as Englishmen)
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Independence Freedom from the control of another
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Unalienable (unalienable rights) Can not be surrendered or taken away
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