SS Vocabulary for Allard & Stell

A 1773 protest in which colonists dressed as Indians dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

• New York Tea Fest
• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Party of 1773
• Harbor Fest

A law passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead & tea.

• Glass Act
• Paper Act
• 1767 Act
• Townshend Acts

Army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency.

• militia
• missionaries
• guerillas
• muckrakers

Unjustly severe government; abuse of power by a leader

• suffrage
• tyranny
• repeal
• boycott

Refusal to buy certain goods and services.

• Militia
• Ratify
• Boycott
• Segregation

Repeal means to __________.

• Cancel
• Give more
• Approve of
• Not take sides

Country governed by elected officials (representatives)

• Dictatorship
• Republic

To formally approve a plan or agreement.

• Override
• Strike
• Ratify
• Repeal

Agreement in which both sides in a dispute agree to give up something they want in order to achieve a settlement.

• Treason
• Conflict
• Compromise
• Veto

Group established by Constitution to elect the Vice President and President. Voters in each state choose their electors.

• Electoral College
• Presidents Posse
• Constitutional College
• The Supreme Court