Declaration of Independence Vocabulary

To do away with something

• abolish

• alter

• boycott

• colony

To change something.

• abolish

• alter

• boycott

• colony

to refuse to buy or use something as an act of protest.

• colony

• abolish

• alter

• boycott

A settlement or territory under the control of another nation.

• boycott

• alter

• abolish

• colony

A person who represents others, especially in a conference or convention.

• empire

• delegate

• endow

• militia

A group of countries ruled by a single power.

• Endow

• Militia

• Delegate

• Empire

To provide someone with something.

• Militia

• Endow

• Delegate

• Empire

An army of ordinary citizens, not trained soldiers.

• Endow

• Delegate

• Empire

• Militia

Unable to be taken away.

• tax

• unalienable

• parchment

• pursuit

A fee placed on certain goods to increase revenue for the government.

• tax

• unalienable

• parchment

• self-evident