 | Term | Definition |
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writ of assistance |
document that granted the rights to inspect ships' cargoes (chap 5) |
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militia |
army of citizens who serve during emergencies (chap 5) |
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petition |
signed document addressed to authorities that requests change (chap 5) |
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minutemen |
volunteer who, when notified, was ready to fight the British (chap 5) |
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boycott |
act of refusing to buy certain goods or services (chap 5) |
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stamp act |
imposed duties on legal documents (chap 5) |
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intolerable act |
retaliated for the Boston Tea party (chap 5) |
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Quebec act |
established protection for rights of French Catholics (chap 5) |
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Proclamation of 1763 |
forbade settlement west of Appalachian Mountains (chap 5) |
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Townshend Acts |
taxed goods such as paper, paint, glass, and lead (chap 5) |
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radical |
wanted to make drastic changes in society (chap 6) |
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Patriot |
favored war with the British (chap 6) |
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ally |
formed political alliances to achieve a common goal (chap 6) |
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mercenary |
worked for hire as a professional soldier (chap 6) |
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Loyalist |
favored peaceful solutions to the conflict with the British (chap 6) |
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Saratoga |
Burgoyne's surrender, marking the American Revolution's turning point (chap 6) |
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Trenton |
battle begun with Washington's crossing of the Delaware (chap 6) |
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Yorktown |
final conflict of the American Revolution (chap 6) |
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Cowpens |
Morgan's victory using unconventional tactics (chap 6) |
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Bunker Hill |
first major battle of the Revolutionary War (chap 6) |
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First Battle of the American Revolution |
battle of Lexington and Concord (chap 6) |
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Amendment 1 |
* Freedom of Expression* / [ Mrs. Coffin wants expression to be used] (basically - freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition) |
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Amendment 2 |
Right to keep and bear arms |
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Amendment 5 |
Rights of the Accused |
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Amendment 13 |
abolition of slavery - no slavery or forced labor except for prisoners |
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Amendment 14 |
Rights of a citizen - gives rights to blacks, no segregation, ended black discrimination, illegal to take away people's natural rights |
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Amendment 15 |
Voting Rights - right to voted can't be denied because of race or skin color |
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Amendment 18 |
Prohibition of alcoholic beverages - banned making, selling, or transporting of alcoholic beverages |
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Amendment 21 |
Repeal prohibition - repeal the 18th amendment, you have to be 21 to drink |
