Unit 3 American Independence Restlessness to Rebellion Vocab

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boycott

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refusal to buy something as a form of protest

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taxation

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process of collecting money from citizens to fund government expenses

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political revolution

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changing from one governmental structure to another

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Patriots

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American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain

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Loyalists

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American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain

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civil disobedience

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refusal to obey laws as a form of protest

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grievance

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a complaint

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independence

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the fact or state of being free or autonomous

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unalienable rights

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Cannot be taken away or denied. Its most famous use is in the Declaration of Independence

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liberty

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the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.