Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Front

This term means to take away, or get rid of. The British did this to many laws after the colonists protested.

Back

repeal

Front

This is a military strategy that is used by surrounding your enemy and not allowing them to come or go.

Back

blockade

Front

This person resented the rule of the British government. Typically poor colonists or people that were restricted by the British.

Back

patriot

Front

This is the name of hired soldiers from another country that come and fight for a paycheck.

Back

mercenaries

Front

This tax was a tax that actually lowered the price of tea, but created a monopoly for the British East India Comp. Colonial merchants lost $.

Back

Tea Act of 1773

Front

this is a form of protest, often used during the colonial period, that is accomplished by a refusal to buy items

Back

boycott

Front

to surrender

Back

to cede

Front

This man started the committee of correspondence to keep all the colonists informed.

Back

Benjamin Franklin

Front

One of the US’s founding fathers, led a British group into wilderness against the French, Revolutionary War commander

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George Washington

Front

An agreement between nations or people in order to help each other against common enemies.

Back

Alliance