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21 Cards in this Set
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Reforms |
Make delechanges for improvements |
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Delegates |
A person appointed or elected to represent othersre |
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Rebellion |
Refusal to accept some authority, code, or convention |
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Convention |
A large formal assembly |
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(To) Protest |
Express opposition through actions or words |
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(To) Petition |
A formal message requesting something that is submitted to authorityFirst |
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First amendment to the U.S. Constitution |
(law) an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech
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(To) Smuggle |
Import or export without paying custom duties |
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Massacre |
Kill a large number of people indiscriminately infantrymen |
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Infantry |
An army unit consisting cavalryof soldiers who fight on foot |
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Cavalry |
Troops trained to fight on horseback reinforcements |
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Reinforcements |
A military operation to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission |
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Consultation |
the act of referring or consulting |
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Provisional |
Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon casualties |
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Casualties |
Someone injured, killed, or captured or missing in a military game engagement noncomba |
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Noncombatants |
A member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat |
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Artillery |
An army unit that uses big guns |
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Bombardment |
The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific targetBill
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Bill of rights |
(law) a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
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Popular sovereignty |
the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power.
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Resolution |
Agreed to by a vote |
