Topic 3&4 Vocabulary

What class hour are you in?

• 1st Hour
• 2nd Hour
• 3rd Hour
• 4th Hour
• 5th Hour

What is an "ally"?

• A formal written request
• A nation that works with another nation for a common purpose
• A refusal to buy certain goods
• A soldier who fights for pay

During the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin proposed the ______ be used to govern the British colonies.

• Extension Plan
• Albany Plan of Union
• Unalienable Rights Plan
• Mercenary Plan

Before the Treaty of Paris, the French controlled a(n) _______________ amount of land in North America.

• gradual
• rapid
• extensive
• ethical

What does it mean to "repeal" something?

• To cancel or remove from law
• To refuse to buy or use certain goods
• To surround an enemy position with troops
• To approve a law

The colonists decided to ______ British goods as a form of protest against unfair taxation.

• devise
• boycott
• sustain
• prohibit

During colonial times, a "petition" was often a formal written request signed by a group of people sent to someone in ______.

• debt
• authority
• danger
• agreement

Who were the "minutemen" in colonial America?

• Colonial merchants
• Colonial politicians
• Colonial militia volunteers prepared to fight at a minute's notice
• Colonial farmers

Civil disobedience was a non-violent means of refusing to obey unjust laws, emphasizing the importance of ______ protest.

• militia
• ethical
• civil
• influential

Some colonists considered themselves "Patriots," favoring ______ with Britain.

• peace negotiations
• war
• additional taxation
• trading goods