Revolutionary War Era
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 boycott | refusal to buy or sell certain products or services in protest |
| compromise | an accommodation in which both sides make concessions |
| debts | money that an individual, or a country, owes |
| dissent | express opposition through action or words |
| draft | compulsory military service |
| duty | a government tax on imports or exports |
| embargo | a government order preventing trade with another country |
| grievances | complaints; especially those that the American patriots had against the British and the King. |
| inflation | increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money |
| loyalist | an American who remained loyal to the British during this period. |
| mercantilism | an economic and political system used by governments to increase its wealth by accumulating precious metals (gold and silver), and exporting more than it imports. |
| militia | civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army |
| Minutemen | Member of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight in sixty seconds |
| monopoly | Exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. |
| propaganda | a somewhat negative term for the spreading of ideas designed to sway opinion rather than present information |
| regionalism | loyalty to the interests of a particular region |
| tariff | Tariff is a tax placed on goods that one nation imports from another. |
| tyranny | cruel, unreasonable or arbitrary use of power. |
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