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American Revolution
Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Parliament | The part of the British government that makes laws for the British people. |
| Export | A good sent from one country to another, usually to be sold. |
| import | A good brought into one country or place from another, most often to be sold. |
| representation | The act of speaking for someone else. |
| boycott | A refusal to buy goods or services in order to force the seller to change a rule. |
| Patriot | A colonist who was against British rule and who supported independence. |
| liberty | Freedom |
| repeal | To cancel |
| Loyalist | A colonist who remained loyal to the British king and did not support independence. |
| neutral | Not taking a side in a conflict. |
| independence | Freedom of a country to govern itself. |
| constitution | A plan of government. |
| legislative branch | The branch of government that makes laws. |
| executive branch | The branch of the government that makes sure that laws are carried out. |
| judicial branch | The branch of government made up of courts and judges that decides if laws are fair. |
| commander in chief | The hightest leader of an armed force. |
| milita | A volunteer army |
| turning point | An event that causes important changes. |
| traitor | A person who works to harm his or her own country. |
| treaty | An official agreement between groups or countries. |
| democracy | A form of government in which the people rule by making decisions themselves or by electing leaders to make decisions for them. |
| budget | A written plan for spending money. |
| bill | A plan for a new law. |
| veto | To refuse to give permission for a bill to become law. |
| appeal | To ask for another trial. |
| justice | A judge. |