History Flashcard

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What is a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency called?

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Militia

Front

What term describes an unjust government?

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Tyranny

Front

What does it mean to take back or cancel a law?

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Repeal

Front

What is the term for refusing to buy goods from a certain source?

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Boycott

Front

What is freedom from control by another government or country called?

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Independence

Front

What is a formal, written request made to an official person or organization?

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Petition

Front

What document declared the American colonies as an independent nation, free from British rule?

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Declaration of Independence

Front

What was the struggle of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great Britain called?

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American Revolution

Front

What was the American army during the American Revolution called?

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Continental Army

Front

What is a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war, called?

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