Ch10 Steps Toward Independence Vocabulary

A local group formed to share political and military information with other communities.

• campaign

• committee of correspondence

• community property

• collect

The armed forces.

• siege

• military

• campaign

• recruit

To plan to do something on a certain date.

• allocate

• sole

• schedule

• cancel

A brief truce between enemies so both parties can discuss issues.

• petition

• veto

• parley

• sole

A military blockade of a city or fortress.

• parley

• adopt

• siege

• transport

To accept formally.

• deny

• exclude

• schedule

• adopt

A military operation.

• campaign

• ad interim

• committee

• team

To carry or move objects from place to place.

• sole

• assign

• transport

• siege

To give a task or job to.

• allocate

• assign

• repeal

• petition

To reject a bill passed by the legislature.

• parley

• veto

• siege

• allocate