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American Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| boycott | refusal to buy something as a form of protest |
| civil disobedience | refusing to obey laws believed to be unjust as a form of protest |
| grievance | a complaint |
| Loyalists | American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain |
| Patriots | American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain |
| taxation | process of collecting money from citizens in order to fund government expenses |
| independance | being free to control oneself |
| liberty | freedom from oppressive government with guaranteed individual rights |
| parliament | legislative body of government in a parliamentary system |
| quartering | providing soldiers with lodging in private houses, without the consent of the owners |
| unalienable rights | basic rights people are born with, also called natural rights |
| delegate | a person sent or authorized to represent others |
| propoganda | information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a particular political cause |