a form of protest that involves refusing to purchase goods or services.

an objection or reason to complain.

military force made up of local citizens to help protect their town, land or nation.

to cancel or nullify especially a law.

the groups of merchants, shopkeepers and craftsmen who successfully opposed the Stamp Act by establishing networks to boycott British goods.

unjust rule by an absolute ruler.

Committee of Corresspondence

in the Revolutionary era, a group of colonists whose duty it was to spread news about protests against the British.

a legal document giving authorities the right to enter and search a home or business.

a smooth-sloped hill made of glacial sediments.

a right that cannot be taken away.

German soldiers hired by the British to fight during the American Revolution.

large guns that can fire over a long distance.

an American colonist who supported Britian during the American Revolution.

an American colonial militia member who was ready to join in combat at a moments noice.

the American army forms in 1775 by the secondary continental congress and led by the General George Washington.

Secondary Continental Congress

a group of leaders of the American colonies who met to address the problem of Britian tyranny, declared independence in 1776, and led the United States through the American Revolution.

an American colonist who supported the right of the American colonists to govern themselves.

First Continental Congress

The 1774 meeting of representatives from all American colonies to decide on a response to the Intolerable Acts.

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Chapter 5

US History Vocabulary

Term	Definition
boycott	a form of protest that involves refusing to purchase goods or services.
duty	a tax on imports.
grievance	an objection or reason to complain.
militia	military force made up of local citizens to help protect their town, land or nation.
repeal	to cancel or nullify especially a law.
revenue	income money that is received.
Sons of Liberty	the groups of merchants, shopkeepers and craftsmen who successfully opposed the Stamp Act by establishing networks to boycott British goods.
tryanny	unjust rule by an absolute ruler.
Committee of Corresspondence	in the Revolutionary era, a group of colonists whose duty it was to spread news about protests against the British.
Writ of Assistance	a legal document giving authorities the right to enter and search a home or business.
drumlin	a smooth-sloped hill made of glacial sediments.
unalienable right	a right that cannot be taken away.
hessian	German soldiers hired by the British to fight during the American Revolution.
earth-work	human made land modifications.
artillery	large guns that can fire over a long distance.
loyalist	an American colonist who supported Britian during the American Revolution.
minute-man	an American colonial militia member who was ready to join in combat at a moments noice.
continental army	the American army forms in 1775 by the secondary continental congress and led by the General George Washington.
Secondary Continental Congress	a group of leaders of the American colonies who met to address the problem of Britian tyranny, declared independence in 1776, and led the United States through the American Revolution.
patriot	an American colonist who supported the right of the American colonists to govern themselves.
First Continental Congress	The 1774 meeting of representatives from all American colonies to decide on a response to the Intolerable Acts.

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