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Chapter 5 Content and Academic Vocabulary Test ReviewTEST TOMORROW!
MILITIA
groups of citizen soldiers
CONSENT
•permit, approve or agree
•(The colonists argued that they could not be taxed without their agreement.)
LOYALISTS
•those colonists who decided to support Britain
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)
PROPAGANDA
•information designed to influence opinion
NON-IMPORTATION (AGREEMENTS)•not to buy or use imported goods (usually businesses
EFFIGY
•a life-size rag figure representing a hated person
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.)
WRITS OF ASSISSTANCE
•legal documents that allowed the search of homes and warehouses
DRAFTED
•to draw up in written form
•(such as the writing of the Declaration of Independence)
PATRIOTS
•colonists determined to fight against Britain for American independence
VIOLATE
•to break or disregard; to infringe (a law or agreement)
•(Colonial settlers argued that Parliament was infringing on their liberties.)
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.”
PETITION
a formal request
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.)
PRINCIPLES
•accepted, fundamental or primary truths
•(such as those expressed in Declaration of Independence
MINUTEMEN
•militia companies ready to fight at a moment’s notice
POLICY
•course of action or procedure
•(The British action of taxation in the colonies led to the American Revolution_
REPEAL
•to cancel or officially withdraw
OCCUPY
•to take possession or control of
•(The British sent thousands of soldiers to control Boston.)
COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE•an organization that circulated writings about colonists’ grievances against Britain
CHALLENGE
•demand to explain or justify
•(The colonists argued that Parliament did not have the right to tax them because colonists were not represented.)
BOYCOTT
•to refuse to buy, use, or have dealings with
RESOLUTION
•a formal expression of opinion
REVENUE
incoming money
PREAMBLE
•introduction to a formal document such as the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution
MAINTAIN
•to affirm, assert or declare
•(The colonists asserted their rights as Englishmen)
Independence
•Freedom from the control of another
Unalienable (unalienable rights)•Can not be surrendered or taken away