Unit 4 Vocab
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 French and Indian War | Was a conflict between Great Britain and France in North America from 1756 to 1753 |
| Mercenary | A soldier who is paid to fight for another country |
| Blockade | A barrier preventing the movement of troops and supplies |
| Patriot | An American colonist who supported the fight for independence |
| Loyalist | A colonist who supported Great Britain in the American Revolution |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Outlawed colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| inflation | A rise of prices in the usual price of goods and services. |
| Desert | To go away and leave a person or thing the should not be left |
| Declaration on Independence | The official document announcing that the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain |
| Profiteering | Making excess profits of goods that are in short supply |
| Continental Army | The Army created by the Continental Congress in May 1775, with George Washington as commander in chief |
| Militia | A group of volunteers who fought in times of emergency during the colonial period in the American Revolution |
| ammunition | Objects such as bullets, that can be fired from a weapon. |
| Stamp Act | A law passed by the British requiring colonist to pay a tax on paper products. |
| territory | An area of land controlled by a nation. |
| tributary | A river or a stream that flows into a larger river. |
| Delegate | A member of an elected assemby. |
| rebel | To cancel or end. |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | An agreement between Great Britain and France, brought an end to the French and Indian War. |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | The agreement in which Great Britain recognized American independence. |
| boycott | Means to refuse to do business with a person, group, country or product.` |
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