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Am Revolution 2
American Revolution List 2
Term | Definition |
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Smuggle | To carry on illegal trade |
Duties | Taxes paid on imports. |
Boycott | To refuse to use or buy something as a protest or as a way to force change. |
Natural law | theory that people have natural rights that come from God or nature |
Militia | military unit of citizens who are not professional soldiers. |
Monopoly | Exclusive right to act or conduct business with out competition. |
Petition | formal written request. |
Declaration of Independence. | document adopted by the 13 American colonies in 1776 proclaiming their independence from Great Britain |
Whigs | Am colonists, also called “patriots,” who opposed British government before and during the American Revolution. |
Tories | Am colonists, also called “loyalists,” who supported the British government before and during the Am Revolution |