Chapter 5 Vocabulary

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militia

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A force made up of civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

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alliance

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An agreement between countries to help each other against other countries

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cede

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Surrender land or territory

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Duty or tariff

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Tax on items shipped into a country from another country

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boycott

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An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products

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petition

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A written request to a government

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Writs of Assistance

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Court orders that allowed officials to make searches without saying for what they were searching

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monopoly

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Total control of a market for a certain product

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repeal

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An official end of a law

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minuteman

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Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute’s notice