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Causes American Rev.
Vocabulary associated with American Revolution
Term | Definition |
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boycott | to protest by not buying a good or service |
Taxation without Representation | Being taxed without being represented |
act | a law created or passed by a government |
delegate | one who represents others at a meeting or conference |
Parliament | British governing body; similar to Congress in the United States |
repeal | to cancel or undo a law |
proclamation | an official public announcement |
import | to bring into a country |
massacre | the murder of several people |
First Continental Congress | leaders from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss what to do about King George and Parliament; set up a boycott of British goods. |
protest | to object in a public way to something that one believes is wrong or unfair. |