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Unit 3: Independence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| boycott | refusal to buy something as a form of protest |
| taxation | process of collecting money from citizens in order to fund government expenses |
| political revolution | changing from one governmental structure to another |
| Patriots | American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain |
| Loyalists | American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain |
| civil disobedience | refusal to obey laws as a form of protest |
| grievance | a complaint |
| independence | freedom |
| unalienable rights | rights that cannot be surrendered, sold or transferred to someone else, especially a natural right such as the right to own property |
| liberty | freedom |
| mercantilism | trade |
| Parliament | governing body in Great Britian |
| petition | a formal request |
| mercenary | a hired soldier |
| civil disobedience | the refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust |
| minuteman | during the American Revolution, a civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only a minute's notice |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| revenue | income ($) through taxes or other sources |