S.S. Vocab Ch 6

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Army of ordinary citizens called in emergencies:

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militia

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Condition of being free:

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liberty

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Formal written request to authority:

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petition

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Britain's lawmaking body:

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Parliment

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Surrounding an enemy by an army:

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siege

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A person, group, or nation united for a special purpose:

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ally

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Money the government collects from its people:

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tax

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Built in 1754 by Colonel George Washington in southwestern Pennsylvania, this was the first battle of the French and Indian War.

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Fort Necessity

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Formal written request to authority:

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petition

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Colonists protested the tea tax by boarding a British ship in Boston Harbor and dumping its tea cargo.

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Boston Tea Party