Unit 2 Vocabulary

Petition

• to cancel or remove from law

• a formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people

• rights that cannot be taken away

Boycott

• to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

• the refusal to obey unjust laws using non-violent means

• a soldier who fights for pay, often for a foreign country

repeal

• to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

• the refusal to obey unjust laws using non-violent means

• to cancel, remove from law

civil disobedience

• to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

• the refusal to obey unjust laws using non-violent means

• the shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out

Blockade

• rights that cannot be taken away

• a formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people

• the shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out

Mercenary

• A soldier who fights for pay, often for a foreign country

• a formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people

• to cancel, remove from law

Unalienable Rights

• A soldier who fights for pay, often for a foreign country

• rights that cannot be taken away

• to cancel, remove from law

Siege

• to surround and blockade an enemy town or position with troops in order to force it to surrender

• rights that cannot be taken away

• the shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out

Fill in the blank: The British had an additional 30,000 __________ to fight on their side during the Revolutionary War.

• sieges

• mercenaries

• petitions

Fill in the Blank: British Parliament ________ some laws after the Patriots violently protested against them, effectively removing the law.

• repealed

• sieged

• unalienable rights