Topic 3&4 Vocabulary

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What class hour are you in?

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What is an "ally"?

Back

A nation that works with another nation for a common purpose.

Front

During the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin proposed the ______ be used to govern the British colonies.

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Albany Plan of Union

Front

Before the Treaty of Paris, the French controlled a(n) _______________ amount of land in North America.

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extensive

Front

What does it mean to "repeal" something?

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To cancel or remove from law.

Front

The colonists decided to ______ British goods as a form of protest against unfair taxation.

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boycott

Front

During colonial times, a "petition" was often a formal written request signed by a group of people sent to someone in ______.

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authority

Front

Who were the "minutemen" in colonial America?

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Colonial militia volunteers prepared to fight at a minute's notice

Front

Civil disobedience was a non-violent means of refusing to obey unjust laws, emphasizing the importance of ______ protest.

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civil

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Some colonists considered themselves "Patriots," favoring ______ with Britain.

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war