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American Revolution
Pearson Academic Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nonimportation agreements | colonial consumer boycotts of British exports as a response to taxes passed by Parliament |
| Committees of Correspondence | organizations in each of the American colonies created to keep colonists abreast of developments with the British; served as powerful molders of public opinion against the British |
| salutary neglect | an English policy of relaxing the enforcement of regulations in its colonies in return for the colonies' continued economic loyalty |
| militia | a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies |
| natural rights | the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property |
| republic | a form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws. |
| minutemen | members of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight in a moment's notice |
| mercenary | a professional soldier hired by a foreign army |
| manumission | a grant of legal freedom to an individual slave. |
| evict | to force out of property by taking legal action. |
| gallant | brave and noble |
| restrain | to hold back; to keep under control; to limit; to draw tight by force |
| autonomy | self-governing; having independence or freedom |
| assault | an attempt to injure; a violent physical attack |
| denounce | to publicly declare to be wrong or evil; to inform against something or someone |
| evade | to elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer |
| virtual | implied existence; being in practice or effect, though not in actual fact |
| disperse | to scatter, spread far and wide; move in different directions |
| stereotype | a generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people |
| stockpile | a large supply of something that is kept to be used in the future if necessary |
| unalienable | unable to be taken away |
| ally | a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as winning a war |
| escalate | to elevate; to increase in intensity, making it worse or more severe |
| frustrated | feeling annoyed and upset because you cannot do something you are trying to do |
| misguided | to lead astray with values or goals that are wrong or improper |
| virtuous | having or showing high moral standards; honest |
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