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Mod. 1. 4
Vocab practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Parliament | The British legislature (legislative government) |
| Taxes | Governments fees to raise revenue for government expenditures like war |
| Acts | Taxes or other rules passed by parliament on to the colonies |
| Delegate | A person nominated to represent a group of people in government |
| Propaganda | To influence the minds of people who believe your political cause or point |
| Minutemen | A small hand-picked elite force who were in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary war, which were required to be highly mobile and able to assemble quickly. |
| Redcoats | Colonists referred to British soldiers as redcoats because of their red uniforms |
| Patriots | Colonists who supported the revolution during the American Revolution |
| Loyalists | Colonists who supported the revolution during the American Revolution |
| Unalienable Rights | Thomas Jefferson refers to these in the Declaration of Independence, saying that everyone has the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness |