Social Studies Chp. 8-3, 8-4 & 8-5
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 budget | a plan for spending money |
| representation | the act of speaking on behalf of someone else |
| treason | the act of working aganist one's own government |
| boycott | to refuse to buy or use goods or services |
| declaration | an official statement |
| repeal | to cancel, or undo, a law |
| liberty | the freedom of people to make their own laws |
| monopoly | the complete control of a product or service |
| blockade | to use warships to prevent other ships from entering or leaving a harbor |
| quarter | to provide or pay for housing at no cost to another person |
| intolerable | unacceptable |
| petition | a signed request made to an official person or organization |
| commander in chief | a person who is in control of all the armed forces of a nation |
| earthwork | a wall made of dirt or stone |
| olive branch | an ancient symbol of peace |
| mercenary | a solidier who serves for pay in the military of a foreign nation |
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