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SS Chapter 2
Term | Definition |
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Parliament | law-making part of the British government |
Stamp Act | law saying that colonists had to use special stamped paper for printed materials and legal documents |
tax | money paid to the government |
boycott | not buy, not use |
delegate | a person chosen to represent a larger group |
militia | a volunteer army formed during the American Revolution |
Patriots | colonists who supported independence |
Loyalists | colonists who were still loyal to Great Britain |
ordinance | a law |
surveyed | measured |
townships | six mile squares that land was divided into in the Northwest Territory |
territory | an area of land that is owned by a country |
slavery | the practice of forcing people to work without pay |
legislative branch | branch of government that makes the laws, run by Congress |
executive branch | branch of government that carries out the laws, run by the President |
judicial branch | branch of government that interprets the laws, run by the Supreme Court |
cencus | a population count taken every ten years |
radify | to approve officially |
amendement | a change to a constitution |
veto power | the governor could vote against new laws |
reservation | an area of land set aside for American Indians to live |
national anthem | official song of a country |