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Social Studies
Road to the Revolution
Term | Definition |
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frontier | lightly settled land |
militia | a small army of ordinary citizens |
alliance | an agreement of two or more groups |
duty/tariff | a tax placed on imported goods |
boycott | to refuse to buy certain things from a certain source |
petition | a written request to a government or authority |
monopoly | total control |
repeal | to cancel |
patriot | Americans who believed the colonies had a right to govern themselves |
loyalist | a person who remains loyal to Great Britain's government |