Topic 3&4 Vocabulary

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Ally

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A nation that works with another nation for a common purpose

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During the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin proposed the ______ be used to govern the British colonies.

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Albany Plan of Union

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Before the Treaty of Paris, the French controlled a(n) _______________ amount of land in North America.

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extensive

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Repeal

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To cancel or remove from law

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The colonists decided to ______ British goods as a form of protest against unfair taxation.

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boycott

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During colonial times, a "petition" was often a formal written request signed by a group of people sent to someone in ______.

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authority

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Who were the "minutemen" in colonial America?

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Colonial militia volunteers prepared to fight at a minute's notice

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Civil disobedience was a non-violent means of refusing to obey unjust laws, emphasizing the importance of ______ protest.

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civil

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Some colonists considered themselves "Patriots," favoring ______ with Britain.

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war

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What is a "blockade" in the context of the American Revolution?

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The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out