Unit 2 Vocab Flashcard Review

Front

A small army of ordinary citizens trained to fight in emergencies

Back

militia

Front

Unjust use of government power; a ruler who does this is a...

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tyranny

Front

To take back or cancel a law

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Repeal

Front

Refusal to buy goods from a source

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boycott

Front

Freedom from control by another government or country

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Independence

Front

Formal written request to an official

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petition

Front

Pamphlet by Thomas Paine that swayed colonists for independence

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Common Sense

Front

Document declaring American colonies independent from Britain

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Declaration of Independence

Front

Rights common to all, not granted by law.

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Natural rights.

Front

Struggle of North American colonies for independence from Great Britain

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American Revolution