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French & Indian War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| massacre | the killing of many people |
| militia | a group of ordinary people who train for battle |
| quarter | to give people food and shelter |
| Patriot | a colonist who opposed British rule |
| economics | the decisions we make with our limited resources |
| minutemen | militia with special training |
| smuggle | to import goods legally |
| delegate | someone chosen to speak and act for others |
| boycott | a refusal to buy, sell, or use goods |
| liberty | freedom from being controlled by another government |
| correspondence | written communication |
| proclamation | an official public statement |
| ally | a person or group that joins with another to work toward a goal |
| protest | an event at which people complain about an issue |
| congress | a group of representatives who meet to discuss a subject |
| repeal | to cancel a law |
| mercenary | a professional soldier who serves a foreign country |
| rebellion | a fight against a government |
| petition | a written request from a number of people |
| Loyalist | a colonist who did not want independence from Britain |
| free enterprise system | also known as capitalism, the idea that people are free to decide what to do with our limited resources |
| Parliament | the name of the British lawmaking body |
| No Taxation Without Representation | Colonists argument for why they should not have to pay taxes to Britain |
| Navigation Acts | British laws that forced colonies to trade with Britain |
| Ohio River Valley | control of this land led to the French and Indian War |
| mercantilism | the idea that colonies exist to serve the mother country |
| colony | a group of people who settle in another land but stay loyal to the mother country |
| Albany Plan of Union | Benjamin Franklin's plan to get the colonies to agree to work together to defend themselves (snake image) |
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