Unit 1 Vocabulary

A plan to unite the colonies under “one general government”.

• Franklin Plan of Union

• Albany Plan of Union

• Treaty of Paris

• Alliance

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a particular political cause or point of view.

• Alliance

• Treaty

• Propaganda

• Rumors

plans made by government to rule over their colonies

• Policies

• Imperial Policies

• Taxes

• Coercive Acts

using force or threats to make someone do something.

• coercive

• forceful

• threaten

• convince

a formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people

• militia

• boycott

• petition

• protest

an organized campaign to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

• protest

• petition

• boycott

• assemble

To cancel

• revoke

• repeal

• redo

• resign

amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to their income, the value of their property, etc., and that is used to pay for the things done by the government.

• money

• property taxes

• taxes

• insurance

company that controls all or nearly all business in a particular industry

• monopoly

• industry

• government

• taxes

Closing a port or roadway to prevent people or supplies from coming into or leaving an area

• closing

• siege

• blockade

• surround