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8thGrHist-AmerRev
8th Grade US History - American Revolution Test 11.2.2015
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| militia | a military force made up of ordinary citizens |
| casualties | a soldier who was killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle |
| boycott | to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| writs of assistance | a court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods |
| propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| minutemen | during the revolutionary era, a civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice |
| siege | an attempt force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place |
| unalienable rights | a right that cannot be taken away |
| mercenaries | a hired soldier |
| civil disobedience | the use of nonviolent protests to challenge a government or its laws; the refusal to obey laws considered unjust |
| petition | a formal request |
| Albany Plan of Union | plan proposed by Ben Franklin that would unite the colonies under one government. The plan was rejected. |
| French and Indian War | (1743-1763) war between French and British. They were fighting for control of North America. Britain won. The consequences for the colonists were: taxes and Proclamation of 1763. |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | the document that officially ended the French and Indian War. It gave Britain control of most of the land in North America. |
| Valley Forge | winter 1777-78 law on food/clothing during harsh winter. 1/5 of Washington's men died from diseases and malnutrition. Friedrich von Steuben trained troops and turned Continental Army into well-trained group of soldiers |
| Proclamation of 1763 | King George III told the colonists that they could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. It was ignored. |
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