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Lesson 5 Vocab TCI
Term | Definition |
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authority | The government or controlling power. |
seize | To take possession of. To possess or take by force |
cede (ceded) | When a person of authority or power gives land or power to someone else, often as a result of military or political pressure. |
militia | A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency. |
boycott | To refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also an example of this. |
repeal (repealed) | To take back or to cancel (a law). |
restrict (restricted) | To place limits or controls on something. |
violation | A breaking of an established rule or law. |
retain | To continue to keep. |
tyranny | The unjust use of government power. |
govern | To be officially in charge of the country or its people, and to have responsibility for making laws, managing the economy, and controlling public services. |
massacre | The killing of a large number of people at the same time in a violent and cruel way. |
Patriots | People who wanted to be independent from Great Britain. |
Loyalists | People who wanted to remain under Great Britain’s control. |