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Ohio Studies Week 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| independence | not ruled by another person or country (noun) |
| declaration | a formal statement or announcement (noun) |
| colonies | new settlements or groups of people that settle in a new country, but are still connected to their parent nation (noun) |
| surveyor | someone who measures and marks the land (noun) |
| congress | a government organization that creates laws (noun) |
| transportation | the act of moving people or things from one place to another (noun) |
| representation | having someone speak on their behalf in government (noun) |
| boycott | protest that involves refusing to buy a good or service (noun) |
| debt | money owed to someone else (noun) |
| repeal | to cancel or revoke (verb) |
| yankee | a person born or living in the U.S. (noun) |
| doodle | British term for fool (noun) |
| freedom | when people are able to make their own choices (noun) |
| revolution | a major change in government organization (boun) |
| treaty | a formal agreement to end a war (noun) |