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SS Chp 8
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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repeal | to cancel, or undo, a law |
quarter | to provide or pay for housing at no cost to another person |
treason | the act of working against one's own government |
petition | a signed request made to an official person or organization |
proclamation | an order from a leader to the citizens |
parliament | the lawmaking body of the British government |
monopoly | the complete control of a product or service |
mercenary | a soldier who serves for pay in the military of a foreign nation |
liberty | the freedom of people to make their own laws |
declaration | an official statement |
boycott | to refuse to buy or use goods or services |
blockade | to use warships to prevent other ships from entering or leaving a harbor |
bill of rights | a list of freedoms |
ally | a partner in an alliance; a friend, especially in times of war |
alliance | a formal agreement among nations, states, individuals to cooperate |