Unit 5 Vocabulary (7th grade)

ideas or policies supported by a political party in an election

• platform

• reconciliation

• secession

• tariff

to return to having a friendly relationship after a fight or disagreement

• secession

• tariff

• platform

• reconciliation

the formal withdrawal from an alliance or group, especially a political one

• reconciliation

• platform

• tariff

• secession

a tax that is placed on goods brought into one country from another

• secession

• tariff

• platform

• reconciliation

a situation where enemy ships patrol a port to keep weapons, ammunition, food, or other supplies from moving in or out

• blockade

• corps

• debt

• emancipate

a group of people participating in a shared activity or occupation, usually with a special purpose

• proclaim

• port

• corps

• maritime

something that is owed, typically money

• emancipate

• blockade

• port

• debt

to set free from slavery or from other bondage

• maritime

• proclaim

• emancipate

• blockade

of or relating to the sea, especially with respect to navigation, trade, or military activity

• maritime

• blockade

• port

• proclaim

a place where ships can dock to transfer goods

• proclaim

• maritime

• port

• debt